1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 193 220 Land in farms ..................acres.. 24 489 27 937 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 127 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 722 177 109 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 951 1 600 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 692 15 863 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 63 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 160 191 acres.. 8 820 9 897 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 101 105 acres.. 3 002 1 942 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 20 acres.. 456 447 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 816 20 960 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 127 95 274 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 760 10 593 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 056 10 367 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 4 $100,000 or more .................... 32 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 650 16 012 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 550 72 780 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 192 220 $1,000.. 6 097 3 774 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 755 17 157 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 80 77 Other ............................... 113 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 116 135 200 days or more ................... 81 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 120 155 number.. 6 566 6 252 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 126 number.. 2 192 2 576 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 16 number.. 2 616 1 509 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 107 133 number.. 2 231 2 866 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 35 number.. 560 1 818 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 39 number.. 865 2 716 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 24 number.. 102 238 158 657 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 19 number.. 5 721 139 5 765 166 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 35 acres.. 319 393 bushels.. 24 565 23 795 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 31 37 acres.. 803 784 tons, dry.. 1 700 2 196 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 20 acres.. 136 122 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 16 acres.. 126 87 @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. .