Table 1 Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years 



[For meaning ol abbreviations and symbols 



All (arms 



Farms.-- numbef- 



Land in farms acres. 



Average size of larm acres. 



Value of land and buildings': 



Average per farm dollars. 



Average per acre dollars. 



Estimated marltsl value of 

 all machinery and 



equipment' $1,000. 



Average per farm dollars. 



Farms by size; 



1 to 9 acres 



10 to 49 acres 



50 to 179 acres 



180 to 499 acres 



500 to 999 acres 



1,000 to 1,999 acres 



2,000 acres or more 



Total cropland farms. 



acres. 



Harvested cropland farms. 



acres. 



Irrigated land farms. 



Market value of agncultural 



products sold' $1,000. 



Average per farm dollars. 



Crops, including nursery 

 and greenhouse crops .. $1,000. 

 Livestock, poultry, and 

 their products $1,000. 



Farms by value of sales^: 



Less than $2.500 



$2,500 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24.999* 



$25,000 to $49.999' 



$50,000 to $99,999 



$100,000 to $499,999 



$500,000 or more 



Farms by type of 

 organization: 

 Individual or family (sole 



propnetorship) 



Pannership 



Corporation 



Other — cooperative, 

 estate or trust, 

 institutional, etc, 



Operators by days worked 

 off farm«: 



None... 



Any 



200 days or more 



Operators by phncipal 

 occupation*: 



Farming 



Other 



Average age of operator* years. 



Total farm production 

 expenses' $1,000. 



Selected farm production 

 expenses': 

 Livestock and poultry 



purchased $1,000. 



Feed for livestock and 



poultry $1,000. 



Commercial fertilizer' $1,000- 



Petroleum products - $1,000. 



Hired farm labor SI. 000. 



Interest expense^--- SI. 000. 



Agncultural chemicals' --- $1,000. 



Livestock and poultry: 

 Cattle and calves 



inventory farms. 



number. 



Beef cows farms. 



number. 



Milk cows farms. 



number. 



Cattle and calves sold farms. 



Hogs and pigs inventory farms.. 



number.. 

 Hogs and pigs sold farms.. 



numtjer.- 

 Chickens 3 months old or 

 older inventory^ farms.. 



number.. 

 Broilers and other meat- 

 type chickens sold.. farms.. 



number.. 



See footnotes at end of table 



3 408 

 10 753 

 17 530 

 9 252 

 2 624 

 968 

 264 



41 491 



4 363 106 



37 332 



2 406 976 



465 379 

 1 123 391 



13 622 

 7 995 

 7 580 

 6 895 

 3 028 



2 102 



3 110 

 467 



39 344 

 4 004 

 1 173 



16 275 

 25 826 

 18 291 



54.5 

 1 334 393 



169 333 



360 422 

 92 982 

 64 261 



145 364 

 83 237 

 51 382 



28 325 

 1 510 920 

 22 228 

 581 298 

 3 372 

 157 128 



3 711 

 345 058 



3 016 

 642 863 



4 158 

 12 762 

 20 489 

 10 393 

 2 837 

 956 

 264 



48 550 

 4 559 543 



44 259 

 2 779 282 



629 303 

 977 612 



15 842 

 9 509 

 8 558 

 7 753 

 3 660 



2 617 



3 541 

 349 



45 731 

 4 765 

 1 023 



17 984 

 29 561 

 20 648 



161 849 



295 721 

 116 005 



98 762 

 126 893 

 105 832 



50 270 



33 114 

 1 672 006 

 25 556 

 617 787 

 5 577 

 173 418 



7 239 

 474 393 



5 282 

 804 740 



120 078 522 



10 836 

 20 393 

 10 737 

 2 909 



47 652 

 4 508 938 



44 643 

 2 599 660 



603 579 

 757 676 



14 432 

 9 398 

 8 595 

 8 053 

 3 847 

 2 729 

 2 657 



43 964 



4 855 



895 



18 711 

 28 719 



19 508 



131 379 



238 693 

 93 963 

 60 344 



103 504 



(NA) 



35 570 



30 642 

 1 455 042 

 23 163 

 545 240 

 7 005 

 167 777 



10 168 



537 412 



7 768 



912 766 



3 544 

 11 521 

 22 480 

 11 282 

 2 756 

 852 

 264 



50 419 

 4 432 097 



46 485 

 2 446 897 



435 652 

 514 246 



13 054 

 1 791 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



17 449 

 25 591 

 17 377 



92 487 



181 081 



80 091 



38 960 



69 582 

 (NA) 



22 243 



34 943 

 1 703 583 



24 760 

 659 896 



10 726 

 175 673 



12 202 



502 033 



8 450 



902 641 



4 600 

 15 169 

 27 735 

 13 180 



60 877 

 4 600 549 



54 192 

 2 277 878 



220 445 

 341 829 



33 943 

 10 161 

 8 760 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 36 797 

 23 006 



71 250 



85 744 

 40 059 

 25 693 

 56 303 

 (NA) 

 12 490 



40 120 

 1 422 418 

 (NA) 

 479 130 

 16 038 

 190 864 



17 243 

 535 949 



12 247 

 845 756 



6 730 

 22 024 

 32 981 

 14 512 

 3 068 

 802 

 237 



75 021 

 4 009 873 



71 748 

 2 566 117 



219 925 

 239 617 



47 655 

 12 462 

 9 882 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 37 459 

 23 229 



36 685 



76 856 

 36 101 

 24 009 

 45 930 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



56 750 

 312 301 



28 496 

 437 461 



36 693 

 245 881 



36 080 

 479 894 



13 727 

 640 151 



8 038 

 28 914 

 40 593 

 15 993 



3 087 



90 064 

 4 427 081 



85 955 

 2 857 848 



168 702 

 244 306 



62 670 

 16 084 

 9 408 

 9 405 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 44 452 

 26 682 



53.2 

 (NA) 



39 648 



78 076 



(NA) 



20 563 



50 575 



(NA) 



(NA) 



71 452 

 1 315 951 

 (NA) 

 359 669 

 56 101 

 307 650 



64 464 

 785 682 



26 708 

 694 488 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -STATE DATA 



VIRGINIA 7 



