1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 35 204 36 556 Land in farms ..................acres.. 10 766 077 11 194 090 Average size of farm .......acres.. 306 306 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 619 265 543 830 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 037 1 790 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 898 34 799 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 664 7 300 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 692 13 346 50 to 179 acres ..................... 7 738 8 379 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 011 4 255 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 451 1 598 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 648 1 678 Total cropland .................farms.. 28 702 29 386 acres.. 3 841 505 3 790 599 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 22 556 22 677 acres.. 2 400 704 2 240 831 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 500 11 981 acres.. 1 782 680 1 622 750 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 266 033 4 351 383 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 586 119 033 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 197 420 3 317 823 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 068 613 1 033 560 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 790 12 551 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 318 4 868 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 4 151 4 470 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 674 4 765 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 901 2 833 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 262 2 273 $100,000 or more .................... 5 108 4 796 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 082 659 3 200 405 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 971 87 534 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 35 204 36 562 $1,000.. 1 139 072 1 087 317 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 356 29 739 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 16 557 15 821 Other ............................... 18 647 20 735 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 18 791 21 196 200 days or more ................... 13 330 15 349 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 15 522 17 321 number.. 1 783 968 1 879 124 Beef cows ..................farms.. 13 423 14 672 number.. 962 527 995 250 Milk cows ..................farms.. 877 1 073 number.. 171 675 176 993 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 14 127 16 071 number.. 897 455 1 025 178 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 926 2 487 number.. 114 899 156 137 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 551 2 103 number.. 200 375 266 652 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 305 304 number.. 7 465 8 867 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 454 2 275 number.. 10 802 573 12 964 760 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 363 402 number.. 97 854 566 93 224 832 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 548 2 088 acres.. 86 407 95 874 bushels.. 6 377 801 6 628 740 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 415 708 acres.. 49 072 89 938 bushels.. 1 523 227 2 257 392 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 139 138 acres.. 431 677 403 014 tons.. 16 151 380 13 586 040 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 4 892 5 643 acres.. 270 404 280 639 tons, dry.. 664 029 687 019 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 988 2 053 acres.. 299 867 311 659 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 258 9 965 acres.. 914 642 762 068 @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. .