1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VIRGINIA BEACH COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 156 165 Land in farms ..................acres.. 43 332 39 358 Average size of farm .......acres.. 278 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 694 918 442 376 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 507 1 932 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 222 48 855 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 135 137 acres.. 38 926 31 742 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 123 119 acres.. 34 870 26 489 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 21 acres.. 247 310 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 002 14 601 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 984 88 489 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 538 6 470 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 463 8 131 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 14 $100,000 or more .................... 29 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 106 11 333 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 846 68 686 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 157 165 $1,000.. 3 220 3 086 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 507 18 701 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 83 89 Other ............................... 73 76 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 73 93 200 days or more ................... 52 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 15 21 number.. 313 641 Beef cows ..................farms.. 12 11 number.. 180 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 12 20 number.. (D) 173 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 25 number.. 36 766 40 074 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 23 number.. 66 675 70 370 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 9 number.. 96 64 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 12 number.. (D) 626 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 51 acres.. 8 960 8 238 bushels.. 1 218 741 672 648 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 43 55 acres.. 11 310 8 073 bushels.. 524 944 423 756 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 69 74 acres.. 22 220 14 656 bushels.. 805 652 456 614 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 21 19 acres.. 596 216 tons, dry.. 930 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 6 acres.. 39 29 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .