1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAFAYETTE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 252 273 Land in farms ..................acres.. 95 833 94 847 Average size of farm .......acres.. 380 347 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 373 438 255 901 Average per acre .........dollars.. 791 706 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 637 33 330 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 76 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 70 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 206 231 acres.. 25 383 27 111 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 128 167 acres.. 7 917 7 964 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 62 acres.. 3 198 2 319 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 709 38 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 449 142 609 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 214 3 478 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 495 35 454 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 10 $100,000 or more .................... 83 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 989 29 951 Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 719 109 309 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 252 274 $1,000.. 6 089 5 208 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 163 19 007 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 128 146 Other ............................... 124 127 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 132 142 200 days or more ................... 101 102 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 163 170 number.. 21 702 19 071 Beef cows ..................farms.. 108 115 number.. 3 871 3 896 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 35 number.. 11 683 9 874 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 162 168 number.. 8 405 10 178 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 35 number.. 523 2 708 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 35 number.. 1 578 4 209 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 13 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 15 number.. (D) 89 944 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 37 53 number.. 10 705 993 13 571 971 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 43 acres.. 438 931 bushels.. 20 512 51 933 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 74 94 acres.. 3 900 4 058 tons, dry.. 14 424 16 945 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 29 26 acres.. 1 547 1 137 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 18 acres.. 32 99 @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. .