1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 517 415 Land in farms ..................acres.. 106 721 132 665 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 320 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 606 292 633 500 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 580 1 878 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 944 32 112 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 188 100 10 to 49 acres ...................... 190 153 50 to 179 acres ..................... 57 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 395 300 acres.. 29 990 32 689 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 334 211 acres.. 19 673 17 918 Irrigated land .................farms.. 234 165 acres.. 17 114 16 812 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 553 73 411 Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 742 176 893 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 78 932 70 914 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 620 2 496 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 169 144 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 23 $100,000 or more .................... 66 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 442 59 029 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 383 141 897 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 517 416 $1,000.. 13 277 14 096 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 680 33 885 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 230 189 Other ............................... 287 226 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 229 200 days or more ................... 186 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 169 187 number.. 11 801 15 743 Beef cows ..................farms.. 152 166 number.. 7 749 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. 12 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 135 172 number.. 5 813 7 761 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 22 number.. 554 729 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 13 number.. 548 597 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 16 number.. 747 396 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 10 11 acres.. 574 929 tons, dry.. 2 934 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 34 acres.. 8 751 9 991 Land in orchards..............farms.. 196 96 acres.. 9 075 6 259 @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. .