1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 652 735 Land in farms ..................acres.. 483 835 413 381 Average size of farm .......acres.. 742 562 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 532 899 871 313 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 103 1 673 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 284 76 233 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 109 130 10 to 49 acres ...................... 219 233 50 to 179 acres ..................... 134 166 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 79 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 509 556 acres.. 118 077 102 136 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 390 450 acres.. 80 883 60 983 Irrigated land .................farms.. 341 366 acres.. 83 301 71 665 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 185 929 138 223 Average per farm .........dollars.. 285 168 188 059 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 152 296 106 463 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 633 31 760 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 168 164 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 65 $100,000 or more .................... 161 154 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 132 786 90 065 Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 659 122 705 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 652 734 $1,000.. 53 329 46 864 Average per farm..........dollars.. 81 793 63 848 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 320 322 Other ............................... 332 413 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 356 448 200 days or more ................... 254 328 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 320 341 number.. 95 824 97 506 Beef cows ..................farms.. 284 299 number.. 57 942 56 588 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 17 number.. 7 496 9 263 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 280 329 number.. 47 919 44 659 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 26 number.. 134 679 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 19 number.. (D) 675 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 15 number.. 247 207 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 60 acres.. 4 512 6 060 tons, dry.. 13 419 17 367 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 7 acres.. 1 427 650 Land in orchards..............farms.. 261 322 acres.. 69 558 48 931 @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. .