1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 447 539 Land in farms ..................acres.. 174 673 195 671 Average size of farm .......acres.. 391 363 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 400 034 1 189 302 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 591 3 436 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 377 77 461 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 205 223 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 412 481 acres.. 86 343 88 091 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 387 452 acres.. 76 610 74 372 Irrigated land .................farms.. 346 405 acres.. 77 493 83 771 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 145 065 138 975 Average per farm .........dollars.. 324 530 257 838 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 139 807 133 619 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 258 5 356 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 84 $100,000 or more .................... 121 130 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 99 283 96 817 Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 608 179 291 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 446 540 $1,000.. 43 339 39 961 Average per farm..........dollars.. 97 172 74 002 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 244 283 Other ............................... 203 256 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 227 297 200 days or more ................... 164 209 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 59 71 number.. 17 201 24 772 Beef cows ..................farms.. 52 67 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 55 67 number.. 10 073 13 751 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 8 number.. 195 37 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 4 number.. 63 115 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 13 number.. (D) 262 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 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.. 9 11 acres.. 1 230 1 358 tons, dry.. 4 909 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 9 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 343 418 acres.. 72 551 68 029 @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. .