1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEVY COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 473 540 Land in farms ..................acres.. 190 553 179 608 Average size of farm .......acres.. 403 333 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 374 647 383 861 Average per acre .........dollars.. 929 1 233 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 151 20 980 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 151 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 127 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 369 419 acres.. 70 593 68 062 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 241 263 acres.. 24 494 18 052 Irrigated land .................farms.. 82 66 acres.. 9 895 3 844 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 558 16 305 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 975 30 194 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 384 6 815 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 175 9 489 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 189 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 20 $100,000 or more .................... 38 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 680 15 254 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 474 28 301 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 472 539 $1,000.. 7 265 609 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 391 1 129 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 228 223 Other ............................... 245 317 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 262 327 200 days or more ................... 187 229 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 329 399 number.. 46 227 32 858 Beef cows ..................farms.. 286 333 number.. 19 090 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 16 number.. 9 070 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 317 387 number.. 22 111 17 056 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 66 number.. 1 445 3 218 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 56 number.. 2 661 6 272 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 7 number.. 122 240 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 35 number.. 313 630 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 49 acres.. 872 1 536 bushels.. 53 261 72 453 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 120 bushels.. 0 (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 155 170 acres.. 10 420 8 533 tons, dry.. 26 947 21 038 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 65 56 acres.. 2 814 2 460 Land in orchards..............farms.. 25 27 acres.. 124 155 @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. .