1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 333 348 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 853 62 114 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 178 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 322 888 243 289 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 852 1 165 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 163 37 500 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 108 123 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 290 310 acres.. 22 244 28 296 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 224 252 acres.. 9 387 10 684 Irrigated land .................farms.. 67 51 acres.. 3 378 2 025 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 048 39 228 Average per farm .........dollars.. 213 357 112 726 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 66 088 35 460 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 960 3 768 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 119 149 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 11 $100,000 or more .................... 36 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 306 32 183 Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 561 92 214 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 332 349 $1,000.. 18 178 7 708 Average per farm..........dollars.. 54 752 22 087 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 127 127 Other ............................... 206 221 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 209 211 200 days or more ................... 152 170 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 160 173 number.. 5 943 6 910 Beef cows ..................farms.. 148 147 number.. (D) 3 789 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 386 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 172 number.. 3 064 4 002 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 51 number.. 1 256 3 820 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 48 number.. 4 990 5 203 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 131 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 81 acres.. 1 113 1 388 bushels.. 73 610 87 809 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 18 acres.. 699 1 630 bushels.. 21 463 32 327 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 88 114 acres.. 2 803 3 495 tons, dry.. 5 644 6 429 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 41 37 acres.. 2 285 1 365 Land in orchards..............farms.. 49 46 acres.. 511 455 @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. .