1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 454 502 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 179 65 426 Average size of farm .......acres.. 126 130 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 769 194 191 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 659 1 261 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 284 36 855 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 162 199 50 to 179 acres ..................... 126 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 401 449 acres.. 38 720 44 662 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 329 379 acres.. 29 986 32 943 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 37 acres.. 641 807 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 653 11 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 479 23 398 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 812 6 507 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 841 5 239 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 227 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 40 $100,000 or more .................... 46 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 743 10 239 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 560 20 355 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 456 503 $1,000.. 2 287 - 729 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 015 - 1 450 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 185 198 Other ............................... 269 304 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 261 294 200 days or more ................... 177 211 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 240 253 number.. 9 417 9 316 Beef cows ..................farms.. 187 206 number.. 3 076 3 344 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 30 number.. 1 879 1 961 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 210 228 number.. 4 638 4 275 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 38 number.. 1 787 1 923 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 36 number.. 3 083 3 810 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 50 40 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 50 number.. 666 1 220 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 80 112 acres.. 6 193 6 940 bushels.. 700 964 681 589 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 92 145 acres.. 9 083 15 331 bushels.. 322 661 412 135 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 146 163 acres.. 4 247 3 364 tons, dry.. 10 647 6 216 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 19 acres.. 102 159 Land in orchards..............farms.. 61 74 acres.. 824 667 @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. .