1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOLMES COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 523 572 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 706 86 701 Average size of farm .......acres.. 166 152 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 788 118 550 Average per acre .........dollars.. 911 753 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 725 23 447 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 234 271 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 442 492 acres.. 40 690 46 179 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 296 367 acres.. 17 202 19 392 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 15 acres.. 421 602 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 327 28 346 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 898 49 555 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 646 4 659 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 680 23 686 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 161 176 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 28 $100,000 or more .................... 88 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 308 22 992 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 114 40 265 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 524 571 $1,000.. 4 976 2 322 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 496 4 066 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 248 267 Other ............................... 275 305 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 287 333 200 days or more ................... 200 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 305 352 number.. 16 307 15 059 Beef cows ..................farms.. 251 287 number.. 6 973 7 154 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 28 number.. 1 671 1 461 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 294 346 number.. 7 464 8 589 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 60 number.. 1 704 1 902 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 61 number.. 3 195 3 697 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 42 18 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 60 number.. 175 233 199 352 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 61 69 number.. 13 755 656 14 689 462 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 81 90 acres.. 3 145 2 267 bushels.. 209 598 117 558 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 28 acres.. 1 472 2 644 bushels.. 39 364 50 005 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 157 218 acres.. 4 888 7 066 tons, dry.. 14 853 15 459 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 41 36 acres.. 884 650 Land in orchards..............farms.. 30 38 acres.. 213 293 @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. .