1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 481 482 Land in farms ..................acres.. 132 208 132 173 Average size of farm .......acres.. 275 274 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 290 208 608 Average per acre .........dollars.. 794 810 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 287 22 453 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 148 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 143 139 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 429 423 acres.. 58 083 63 439 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 300 305 acres.. 25 666 27 271 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 58 acres.. 2 686 2 366 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 888 24 374 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 348 50 569 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 584 5 591 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 304 18 783 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 169 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 17 $100,000 or more .................... 43 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 026 21 230 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 555 44 046 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 480 482 $1,000.. 1 018 3 279 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 120 6 804 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 224 223 Other ............................... 257 259 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 250 262 200 days or more ................... 173 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 311 314 number.. 18 736 16 745 Beef cows ..................farms.. 279 272 number.. 10 232 10 338 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. 42 22 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 291 307 number.. 8 607 9 772 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 100 number.. 11 849 12 041 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 98 number.. 23 131 26 657 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 9 number.. 81 152 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 36 number.. 131 125 298 926 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 22 number.. 3 422 759 5 873 357 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 81 117 acres.. 6 513 4 386 bushels.. 373 206 255 891 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 53 acres.. 4 734 11 382 bushels.. 123 093 239 280 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 152 134 acres.. 7 078 4 686 tons, dry.. 16 872 12 213 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 23 23 acres.. 1 152 349 Land in orchards..............farms.. 54 34 acres.. 1 376 1 101 @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. .