1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 214 197 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 202 214 364 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 062 1 088 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 310 837 1 143 893 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 232 1 093 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 812 26 622 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 162 140 acres.. 35 622 23 925 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 138 101 acres.. 21 927 9 804 Irrigated land .................farms.. 95 68 acres.. 17 882 8 807 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 903 18 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 117 93 950 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 928 13 828 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 975 4 680 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 14 $100,000 or more .................... 42 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 137 13 974 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 488 71 295 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 213 196 $1,000.. 6 460 3 460 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 328 17 656 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 93 87 Other ............................... 121 110 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 112 200 days or more ................... 77 82 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 100 110 number.. 26 513 26 767 Beef cows ..................farms.. 85 94 number.. (D) 16 714 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 784 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 85 99 number.. 13 246 12 833 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 13 number.. 73 288 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 8 number.. 71 263 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 16 number.. (D) 372 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 13 14 acres.. 1 465 1 216 tons, dry.. 2 359 3 405 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 5 acres.. 1 335 790 Land in orchards..............farms.. 99 65 acres.. 15 489 7 282 @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. .