1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 496 495 Land in farms ..................acres.. 199 724 165 082 Average size of farm .......acres.. 403 333 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 562 655 423 756 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 422 1 358 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 264 19 292 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 200 182 10 to 49 acres ...................... 161 207 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 23 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 408 407 acres.. 35 435 27 625 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 373 354 acres.. 21 081 15 045 Irrigated land .................farms.. 185 147 acres.. 24 958 17 174 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 136 21 518 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 838 43 472 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 834 16 599 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 302 4 919 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 217 188 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 26 $100,000 or more .................... 47 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 023 19 258 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 499 38 826 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 496 496 $1,000.. 4 549 2 207 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 172 4 450 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 173 160 Other ............................... 323 335 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 288 316 200 days or more ................... 226 256 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 111 112 number.. 25 305 18 662 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 92 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 100 100 number.. 13 460 10 729 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 14 number.. 134 138 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 8 number.. 101 270 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 25 number.. 320 522 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 13 13 acres.. 725 460 tons, dry.. 3 113 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 5 acres.. 437 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 277 281 acres.. 10 545 9 852 @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. .