1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAMILTON COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 224 256 Land in farms ..................acres.. 69 405 73 603 Average size of farm .......acres.. 310 288 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 251 658 244 828 Average per acre .........dollars.. 655 856 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 738 26 917 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 205 238 acres.. 32 639 34 612 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 163 191 acres.. 11 805 14 060 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 45 acres.. 3 591 2 878 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 445 12 036 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 488 47 015 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 078 6 732 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 368 5 304 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 15 $100,000 or more .................... 28 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 439 9 483 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 532 37 044 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 224 256 $1,000.. 2 426 1 774 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 829 6 929 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 109 116 Other ............................... 115 140 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 120 141 200 days or more ................... 86 102 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 126 138 number.. 8 673 8 418 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 122 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 124 141 number.. 3 936 4 901 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 47 number.. 5 867 5 308 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 45 number.. 7 002 11 378 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 18 number.. (D) 62 189 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 10 number.. 1 896 000 1 994 809 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 100 104 acres.. 6 335 6 319 bushels.. 499 132 410 902 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 13 acres.. 294 1 315 bushels.. 9 065 30 893 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 58 62 acres.. 2 068 2 221 tons, dry.. 5 298 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 16 acres.. 919 540 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 15 acres.. 56 142 @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. .