Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 -Con. 



'Data for 1978 are for $10,000 or more. 



^Oata for 1987 include cost of custom applications: data for agricultural chemicals exclude the cost of lime for 1987 and 1982. 



^Oata for 1987 exclude cost of custom applications for commercial fertilizer and agricultural chemicals. 



'Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 



Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1987 



[Data are based on a sample of farms: see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text ] 



Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text) ___ farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Average per farm dollars.. 



Farms with net gains' number.. 



$1,000.. 

 Average per farm dollars.. 



Gain of— 



Less than $1,000 _._ 



$1,000 to $4,999 _ 



$5,000 to $9,999 _ 



$10,000 to $24,999 _ 



$25,000 to $49,999 



$50,000 or more 



Farms with net losses number.. 



$1,000-. 

 Average per farm dollars. _ 



Loss of— 



Less than $1,000 



$1,000 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9.999 



$10,000 to $24,999 



$25,000 to $49.999 



$50,000 or more 



44 795 



214 860 



4 797 



24 045 

 325 064 

 13 519 



5 287 

 9 163 

 3 583 

 3 009 

 1 512 

 1 491 



20 750 



110 205 



5 311 



5 311 

 9 616 

 3 221 

 2 029 

 375 

 198 



15 439 

 252 971 



16 385 



11 623 

 301 730 

 25 960 



526 

 2 258 



2 827 



3 009 

 1 512 

 1 491 



3 816 

 48 759 

 12 778 



397 



1 129 



896 



963 



272 

 159 



29 356 

 -38 111 

 -1 298 



12 422 

 23 334 

 1 878 



4 761 



6 905 



756 



16 934 

 61 446 

 3 629 



4 914 

 8 487 

 2 325 

 1 066 



'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 



12 VIRGINIA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



