1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 169 1 130 Land in farms ..................acres.. 327 611 303 892 Average size of farm .......acres.. 280 269 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 569 627 493 415 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 098 1 848 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 448 28 025 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 146 110 10 to 49 acres ...................... 478 461 50 to 179 acres ..................... 293 301 180 to 499 acres .................... 139 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 041 988 acres.. 99 729 103 265 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 902 861 acres.. 61 233 55 836 Irrigated land .................farms.. 758 646 acres.. 53 777 43 878 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 127 720 92 873 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 255 82 188 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 95 257 67 311 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 462 25 562 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 223 266 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 130 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 203 185 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 147 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 153 145 $100,000 or more .................... 218 166 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 98 760 69 967 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 482 61 917 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 169 1 130 $1,000.. 27 264 20 966 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 322 18 554 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 537 523 Other ............................... 632 607 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 638 633 200 days or more ................... 438 461 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 490 521 number.. 83 513 73 726 Beef cows ..................farms.. 447 450 number.. 47 055 39 964 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 15 number.. 8 154 7 158 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 468 505 number.. 43 319 38 417 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 21 number.. 243 286 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 7 number.. 567 124 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 1 number.. 10 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 25 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.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 78 103 acres.. 6 279 6 554 tons, dry.. 17 185 18 147 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 39 acres.. 2 769 3 724 Land in orchards..............farms.. 786 749 acres.. 51 295 44 495 @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. .