1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 808 910 Land in farms ..................acres.. 244 185 269 663 Average size of farm .......acres.. 302 296 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 247 068 256 502 Average per acre .........dollars.. 828 797 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 034 41 381 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 173 200 50 to 179 acres ..................... 265 309 180 to 499 acres .................... 210 230 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 758 828 acres.. 151 053 162 750 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 677 721 acres.. 80 035 93 419 Irrigated land .................farms.. 113 114 acres.. 13 365 15 541 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 626 48 572 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 132 53 375 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 299 30 801 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 327 17 771 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 194 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 127 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 108 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 187 183 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 88 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 93 $100,000 or more .................... 126 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 569 40 788 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 971 44 773 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 808 911 $1,000.. 9 799 8 301 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 127 9 112 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 443 463 Other ............................... 365 447 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 386 456 200 days or more ................... 262 330 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 414 467 number.. 35 175 39 655 Beef cows ..................farms.. 362 387 number.. 16 242 17 305 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 41 number.. 3 091 2 967 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 401 454 number.. 16 057 18 966 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 134 179 number.. 21 305 20 877 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 135 178 number.. 37 620 33 170 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 2 number.. 66 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 54 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.. 272 278 acres.. 15 430 12 352 bushels.. 1 203 245 860 993 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 85 149 acres.. 8 904 15 187 bushels.. 271 151 369 242 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 246 277 acres.. 8 857 10 647 tons, dry.. 21 138 24 594 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 83 76 acres.. 2 136 2 678 Land in orchards..............farms.. 57 51 acres.. 558 895 @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. .