1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 389 396 Land in farms ..................acres.. 529 835 545 111 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 362 1 377 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 539 049 2 215 972 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 869 1 612 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 351 88 926 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 120 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 69 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 292 285 acres.. 195 139 141 185 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 246 231 acres.. 178 124 95 718 Irrigated land .................farms.. 236 189 acres.. 178 504 144 808 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 273 308 161 652 Average per farm .........dollars.. 702 590 408 212 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 254 368 139 571 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 939 22 081 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 35 $100,000 or more .................... 118 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 201 517 111 113 Average per farm .........dollars.. 518 038 281 298 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 389 395 $1,000.. 70 944 48 399 Average per farm..........dollars.. 182 376 122 528 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 221 202 Other ............................... 168 194 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 200 234 200 days or more ................... 144 176 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 152 195 number.. 92 100 103 759 Beef cows ..................farms.. 142 176 number.. 42 644 57 852 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 9 number.. 456 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 191 number.. 45 022 60 025 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 14 number.. 48 316 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 235 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 7 number.. (D) 166 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 19 13 acres.. 53 775 24 660 tons.. 1 836 799 814 200 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 10 16 acres.. 645 1 423 tons, dry.. 2 952 3 394 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 25 37 acres.. 6 197 8 581 Land in orchards..............farms.. 181 156 acres.. 112 031 57 975 @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. .