1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 393 448 Land in farms ..................acres.. 23 735 35 909 Average size of farm .......acres.. 60 80 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 315 376 395 098 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 145 6 371 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 349 34 765 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 248 248 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 120 50 to 179 acres ..................... 25 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 280 312 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 239 253 acres.. 4 398 8 653 Irrigated land .................farms.. 176 177 acres.. 3 388 6 125 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 742 43 343 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 403 96 748 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 982 35 403 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 760 7 940 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 167 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 34 $100,000 or more .................... 56 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 213 34 675 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 790 77 227 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 393 449 $1,000.. 7 814 7 429 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 884 16 546 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 202 174 Other ............................... 191 274 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 191 238 200 days or more ................... 135 177 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 85 122 number.. 8 875 11 864 Beef cows ..................farms.. 66 96 number.. 2 828 4 369 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 6 number.. 2 965 2 750 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 69 108 number.. 3 111 6 627 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 12 number.. 510 703 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 8 number.. 452 305 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 8 number.. 91 167 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) 420 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 5 12 acres.. 255 906 tons, dry.. 414 1 149 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 14 acres.. 1 623 2 453 Land in orchards..............farms.. 54 65 acres.. 636 1 824 @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. .