1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 93 104 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 259 83 332 Average size of farm .......acres.. 562 801 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 797 013 712 875 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 328 946 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 741 48 211 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 23 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 23 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 66 72 acres.. 8 818 11 443 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 41 45 acres.. 5 277 6 753 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 27 acres.. 4 744 5 913 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 129 10 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 911 102 905 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 809 9 608 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 320 1 094 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 1 $100,000 or more .................... 17 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 546 8 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 281 80 734 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 94 104 $1,000.. 2 369 2 355 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 204 22 643 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 41 55 Other ............................... 52 49 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 61 63 200 days or more ................... 44 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 57 71 number.. 6 758 7 133 Beef cows ..................farms.. 51 59 number.. 4 512 5 087 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 3 number.. 3 6 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 48 68 number.. 3 701 3 423 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 14 number.. 462 176 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 14 number.. 957 489 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) 38 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.. 8 21 acres.. 238 798 tons, dry.. 347 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 18 acres.. 2 041 3 342 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) @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. .