1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LIBERTY COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 71 80 Land in farms ..................acres.. 11 738 17 507 Average size of farm .......acres.. 165 219 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 451 121 675 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 128 556 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 516 8 988 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 17 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 12 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 39 46 acres.. 2 014 2 408 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 24 24 acres.. 638 447 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 29 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 647 710 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 114 8 874 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 44 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 666 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 1 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 635 560 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 943 6 997 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 71 80 $1,000.. (D) 150 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 877 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 23 25 Other ............................... 48 55 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 43 51 200 days or more ................... 31 37 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 40 31 number.. 2 246 1 262 Beef cows ..................farms.. 36 27 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 37 31 number.. 756 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 12 number.. 271 727 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. 199 1 266 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) 273 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 5 acres.. 72 97 bushels.. 4 210 4 630 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.. 14 7 acres.. 518 280 tons, dry.. 1 109 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 60 @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. .