1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 263 302 Land in farms ..................acres.. 100 764 101 885 Average size of farm .......acres.. 383 337 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 666 946 452 103 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 784 1 356 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 111 18 711 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 88 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 217 231 acres.. 19 769 25 973 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 150 153 acres.. 7 881 9 766 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 36 acres.. 2 781 747 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 843 4 460 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 613 14 769 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 663 1 288 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 180 3 172 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 118 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 7 $100,000 or more .................... 6 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 164 4 367 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 832 14 508 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 263 301 $1,000.. (D) - 475 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 1 578 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 84 82 Other ............................... 179 220 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 171 218 200 days or more ................... 133 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 128 155 number.. 5 724 9 040 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 124 number.. 2 734 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 8 number.. 62 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 120 138 number.. 4 092 4 129 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 41 number.. 801 1 228 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 43 number.. 769 1 833 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 10 number.. 121 205 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 34 number.. 1 140 1 004 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 55 acres.. 2 825 4 592 bushels.. 150 735 215 839 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 43 53 acres.. 3 026 3 327 tons, dry.. 8 862 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 20 acres.. 108 184 Land in orchards..............farms.. 40 28 acres.. 289 251 @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. .