1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 210 244 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 026 83 994 Average size of farm .......acres.. 410 344 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 884 620 580 689 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 029 1 470 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 943 22 028 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 161 175 acres.. 6 818 7 602 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 92 86 acres.. 3 042 3 138 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 38 acres.. 1 293 270 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 967 28 721 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 747 117 710 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 932 965 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 035 27 756 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 1 $100,000 or more .................... 17 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 535 24 402 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 102 100 008 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 209 244 $1,000.. 3 201 3 455 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 314 14 158 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 86 81 Other ............................... 124 163 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 109 164 200 days or more ................... 77 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 122 162 number.. 11 832 12 562 Beef cows ..................farms.. 104 144 number.. 3 023 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. 6 728 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 107 142 number.. 10 219 10 783 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 25 number.. 364 654 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 23 number.. 933 1 662 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 32 number.. 767 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 14 number.. 2 306 213 3 068 012 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 81 bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 40 43 acres.. 2 386 2 871 tons, dry.. 7 994 8 919 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 3 acres.. 27 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 11 acres.. 91 52 @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. .