1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 378 434 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 039 41 766 Average size of farm .......acres.. 106 96 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 307 468 248 028 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 373 2 193 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 804 19 787 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 146 148 10 to 49 acres ...................... 134 188 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 48 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 35 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 266 284 acres.. 13 056 12 468 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 188 194 acres.. 5 474 4 239 Irrigated land .................farms.. 85 76 acres.. 1 203 1 341 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 443 22 264 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 373 51 299 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 868 4 261 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 575 18 003 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 174 214 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 18 $100,000 or more .................... 30 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 234 18 615 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 884 42 991 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 378 433 $1,000.. 2 538 3 044 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 715 7 031 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 168 158 Other ............................... 210 276 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 181 261 200 days or more ................... 126 194 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 197 260 number.. 11 666 14 999 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 198 number.. 4 189 3 365 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 25 number.. 3 614 4 773 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 164 232 number.. 6 708 10 328 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 42 number.. 2 380 7 689 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 34 number.. 5 107 7 877 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 208 110 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 45 number.. 692 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 10 number.. 3 034 130 2 901 333 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 19 acres.. 109 77 bushels.. 5 058 4 527 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 61 77 acres.. 4 017 3 494 tons, dry.. 6 517 8 883 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 13 acres.. 19 24 Land in orchards..............farms.. 37 33 acres.. 237 276 @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. .