1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GILCHRIST COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 329 336 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 987 87 500 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 260 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 317 870 414 080 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 306 1 336 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 840 33 924 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 117 103 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 279 285 acres.. 43 487 44 092 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 195 187 acres.. 19 366 16 207 Irrigated land .................farms.. 59 49 acres.. 6 440 4 496 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 218 15 092 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 770 44 916 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 943 3 530 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 276 11 562 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 17 $100,000 or more .................... 33 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 112 12 630 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 512 37 588 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 328 336 $1,000.. 2 622 2 962 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 993 8 816 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 171 143 Other ............................... 158 193 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 171 209 200 days or more ................... 122 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 238 number.. 21 454 21 181 Beef cows ..................farms.. 190 201 number.. 7 924 8 308 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 23 number.. 6 177 4 660 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 216 230 number.. 11 840 10 303 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 43 number.. 1 368 1 736 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 39 number.. 2 458 4 313 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. 116 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 39 number.. 502 717 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 142 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 35 acres.. 1 135 1 196 bushels.. 60 377 58 627 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 11 acres.. 0 1 341 bushels.. 0 33 638 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 111 117 acres.. 5 510 6 288 tons, dry.. 12 087 16 585 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 70 41 acres.. 4 130 2 432 Land in orchards..............farms.. 25 20 acres.. 303 282 @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. .