1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 297 296 Land in farms ..................acres.. 118 352 130 376 Average size of farm .......acres.. 398 440 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 575 501 433 835 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 563 942 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 932 23 459 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 87 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 264 261 acres.. 37 031 45 665 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 209 206 acres.. 16 669 21 981 Irrigated land .................farms.. 80 64 acres.. 4 257 6 573 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 046 16 736 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 861 56 540 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 202 7 539 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 844 9 197 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 14 $100,000 or more .................... 32 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 451 17 598 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 917 59 253 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 298 297 $1,000.. 2 838 - 567 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 523 - 1 910 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 119 113 Other ............................... 178 183 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 179 196 200 days or more ................... 139 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 133 153 number.. 18 750 16 835 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 119 number.. 6 135 5 618 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 12 number.. 2 246 2 675 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 123 144 number.. 10 319 10 117 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 27 number.. 2 011 3 976 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 29 number.. 2 911 6 999 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 80 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 20 number.. 200 2 119 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 45 54 acres.. 4 553 8 203 bushels.. 283 744 602 358 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 13 acres.. 1 462 1 704 bushels.. 40 075 37 315 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 63 52 acres.. 3 544 2 561 tons, dry.. 9 652 8 551 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 30 acres.. 876 1 366 Land in orchards..............farms.. 95 77 acres.. 2 665 2 080 @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. .