1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 288 331 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 672 74 264 Average size of farm .......acres.. 245 224 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 449 229 280 141 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 279 1 494 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 359 22 229 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 210 245 acres.. 15 057 18 546 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 135 146 acres.. 4 904 5 679 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 52 acres.. 658 691 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 561 6 138 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 308 18 544 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 504 1 660 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 056 4 478 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 142 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 8 $100,000 or more .................... 12 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 762 5 300 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 076 15 915 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 287 333 $1,000.. (D) 279 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 838 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 121 126 Other ............................... 167 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 146 201 200 days or more ................... 101 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 182 242 number.. 10 341 10 312 Beef cows ..................farms.. 168 205 number.. 6 652 6 804 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 10 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 167 215 number.. 5 165 5 558 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 35 number.. 562 1 597 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 28 number.. 1 150 1 782 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 16 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 44 number.. (D) 248 497 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 4 bushels.. (D) 140 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.. 56 79 acres.. 2 918 3 163 tons, dry.. 5 488 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 15 acres.. 205 394 Land in orchards..............farms.. 33 31 acres.. 310 342 @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. .