1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GLADES COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 206 194 Land in farms ..................acres.. 369 965 222 232 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 796 1 146 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 243 443 1 054 114 Average per acre .........dollars.. 687 940 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 314 29 060 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 35 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 132 111 acres.. 43 236 32 420 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 74 49 acres.. 27 856 17 092 Irrigated land .................farms.. 80 50 acres.. 60 239 49 506 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 706 36 578 Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 270 188 549 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 584 17 590 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 121 18 988 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 14 $100,000 or more .................... 45 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 600 28 107 Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 626 145 632 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 207 193 $1,000.. 13 564 8 085 Average per farm..........dollars.. 65 527 41 893 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 113 101 Other ............................... 93 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 101 200 days or more ................... 69 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 148 154 number.. 57 072 57 092 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 130 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 130 145 number.. 31 890 35 377 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 10 number.. 49 40 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 3 number.. 271 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 111 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 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 17 11 acres.. 15 773 8 187 tons.. 529 944 265 824 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 7 10 acres.. 187 1 238 tons, dry.. 865 2 459 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 3 acres.. 722 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 41 22 acres.. 8 827 5 522 @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. .