1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 315 349 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 230 41 178 Average size of farm .......acres.. 115 118 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 625 190 212 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 963 1 840 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 202 21 044 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 158 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 105 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 258 283 acres.. 14 185 16 946 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 173 179 acres.. 4 447 5 610 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 28 acres.. 553 268 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 900 15 304 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 652 43 850 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 914 1 634 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 986 13 670 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 146 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 10 $100,000 or more .................... 29 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 904 13 173 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 282 37 746 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 314 349 $1,000.. 2 454 1 084 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 815 3 106 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 112 119 Other ............................... 203 230 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 188 230 200 days or more ................... 159 175 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 230 number.. 9 477 8 751 Beef cows ..................farms.. 168 180 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 12 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 181 206 number.. 5 312 4 868 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 31 number.. 492 2 813 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 30 number.. 1 237 7 653 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 46 number.. (D) 368 948 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 19 20 number.. 7 849 400 6 605 727 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 32 acres.. 541 1 300 bushels.. 32 835 73 401 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 16 728 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 74 84 acres.. 2 745 2 237 tons, dry.. 12 856 7 792 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 42 22 acres.. 817 576 Land in orchards..............farms.. 49 59 acres.. 336 455 @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. .