1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 523 535 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 968 98 620 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 203 209 752 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 185 1 185 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 217 18 553 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 172 182 50 to 179 acres ..................... 165 167 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 435 451 acres.. 49 628 50 332 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 266 281 acres.. 14 402 15 028 Irrigated land .................farms.. 78 54 acres.. 2 597 1 597 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 636 16 361 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 457 30 582 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 728 5 599 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 908 10 763 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 217 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 20 $100,000 or more .................... 34 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 177 12 677 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 717 23 784 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 525 533 $1,000.. 2 766 2 579 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 268 4 839 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 214 214 Other ............................... 309 321 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 348 200 days or more ................... 221 247 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 348 378 number.. 18 239 18 157 Beef cows ..................farms.. 305 329 number.. 11 316 11 046 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 15 number.. 343 440 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 340 343 number.. 9 911 9 624 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 67 number.. 2 520 6 616 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 63 number.. 6 025 10 435 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) 219 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 51 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 67 111 acres.. 3 021 3 728 bushels.. 161 037 220 415 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 7 acres.. 689 1 042 bushels.. 17 255 30 732 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 110 118 acres.. 5 535 4 690 tons, dry.. 14 091 12 444 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 36 29 acres.. 2 203 856 Land in orchards..............farms.. 46 50 acres.. 344 330 @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. .