1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALHOUN COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 132 159 Land in farms ..................acres.. 43 314 48 166 Average size of farm .......acres.. 328 303 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 355 378 298 088 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 062 945 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 218 32 194 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 110 140 acres.. 30 422 32 266 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 76 110 acres.. 20 725 20 288 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 14 acres.. 1 148 805 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 159 8 750 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 843 55 030 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 534 6 775 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 625 1 975 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 11 $100,000 or more .................... 23 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 952 7 007 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 382 44 067 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 133 159 $1,000.. 2 047 2 537 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 392 15 959 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 68 Other ............................... 61 91 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 58 94 200 days or more ................... 36 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 58 80 number.. 4 526 3 663 Beef cows ..................farms.. 53 73 number.. 2 612 1 811 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 398 571 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 57 87 number.. 1 368 2 712 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 22 number.. 735 1 946 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 22 number.. 1 052 3 134 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 11 number.. (D) 233 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 39 acres.. 1 910 2 234 bushels.. 160 026 213 016 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 24 acres.. 5 984 9 176 bushels.. 203 823 216 546 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 30 53 acres.. 922 1 378 tons, dry.. 1 781 4 401 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 7 acres.. 120 55 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 16 acres.. 142 325 @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. .