1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 320 1 285 Land in farms ..................acres.. 199 098 232 657 Average size of farm .......acres.. 151 181 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 480 005 447 166 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 052 2 176 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 693 29 997 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 300 272 10 to 49 acres ...................... 582 515 50 to 179 acres ..................... 251 263 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 161 1 126 acres.. 95 428 111 692 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 008 953 acres.. 39 843 49 258 Irrigated land .................farms.. 744 561 acres.. 24 373 29 020 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 90 258 75 903 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 378 59 069 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 72 082 60 423 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 177 15 480 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 589 533 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 135 183 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 129 125 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 172 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 70 $100,000 or more .................... 140 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 048 63 013 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 339 49 114 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 320 1 283 $1,000.. 16 718 12 911 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 665 10 063 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 601 546 Other ............................... 719 739 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 729 746 200 days or more ................... 490 551 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 388 394 number.. 28 552 26 826 Beef cows ..................farms.. 325 349 number.. 15 878 14 668 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 24 number.. 3 052 2 938 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 325 333 number.. 13 462 14 834 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 50 number.. 813 1 403 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 24 number.. 803 1 340 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 7 number.. 132 144 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 80 number.. (D) 380 691 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 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.. 129 152 acres.. 8 759 7 983 tons, dry.. 19 176 15 625 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 41 53 acres.. 3 005 7 818 Land in orchards..............farms.. 599 547 acres.. 22 975 31 893 @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. .