1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 254 224 Land in farms ..................acres.. 301 977 332 177 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 189 1 483 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 305 229 1 755 839 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 937 1 212 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 136 152 917 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 209 152 acres.. 87 628 59 871 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 177 130 acres.. 65 021 39 749 Irrigated land .................farms.. 168 114 acres.. 64 611 43 147 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 260 740 118 854 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 026 536 530 599 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 254 916 112 085 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 825 6 769 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 18 $100,000 or more .................... 90 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 202 308 97 670 Average per farm .........dollars.. 793 364 436 028 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 255 224 $1,000.. 59 697 21 111 Average per farm..........dollars.. 234 105 94 246 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 143 137 Other ............................... 111 87 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 136 106 200 days or more ................... 85 64 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 71 95 number.. 27 393 35 630 Beef cows ..................farms.. 66 80 number.. (D) 20 992 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 38 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 65 91 number.. 12 684 15 901 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 5 number.. 14 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 330 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 13 number.. (D) 249 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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.. 3 3 acres.. (D) 370 tons, dry.. (D) 1 295 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 43 51 acres.. 31 646 28 504 Land in orchards..............farms.. 78 42 acres.. 30 447 11 412 @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. .