1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 089 1 161 Land in farms ..................acres.. 191 140 192 255 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 166 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 767 284 184 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 621 1 612 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 255 23 160 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 129 121 10 to 49 acres ...................... 478 509 50 to 179 acres ..................... 281 307 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 881 925 acres.. 79 607 83 340 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 626 615 acres.. 29 566 33 057 Irrigated land .................farms.. 239 215 acres.. 7 371 9 068 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 680 31 998 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 437 27 561 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 219 14 986 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 461 17 012 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 397 472 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 158 194 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 166 171 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 159 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 49 $100,000 or more .................... 69 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 074 26 289 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 453 22 663 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 089 1 160 $1,000.. 6 202 5 288 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 695 4 558 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 482 440 Other ............................... 607 721 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 618 733 200 days or more ................... 466 557 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 621 747 number.. 40 230 43 268 Beef cows ..................farms.. 546 624 number.. 22 186 22 787 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 54 number.. 2 957 4 105 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 585 714 number.. 20 589 23 175 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 100 number.. 4 927 4 742 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 82 94 number.. 6 496 7 837 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 15 number.. 1 162 624 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 47 72 number.. (D) 3 574 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 84 116 acres.. 3 514 5 279 bushels.. 219 090 379 020 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 28 acres.. (D) 4 285 bushels.. (D) 115 507 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 238 267 acres.. 10 819 10 589 tons, dry.. 28 366 29 426 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 116 109 acres.. 7 058 5 510 Land in orchards..............farms.. 154 142 acres.. 1 627 1 411 @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. .