1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 728 766 Land in farms ..................acres.. 299 699 329 388 Average size of farm .......acres.. 412 430 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 796 187 759 265 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 094 1 680 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 941 51 023 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 129 129 10 to 49 acres ...................... 241 257 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 179 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 585 597 acres.. 109 143 92 525 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 450 466 acres.. 61 950 53 910 Irrigated land .................farms.. 323 286 acres.. 54 568 41 204 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 209 865 148 655 Average per farm .........dollars.. 288 277 194 067 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 187 741 125 858 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 124 22 797 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 208 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 47 $100,000 or more .................... 163 152 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 155 230 110 172 Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 644 143 640 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 730 767 $1,000.. 50 772 35 849 Average per farm..........dollars.. 69 551 46 739 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 362 372 Other ............................... 366 394 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 351 433 200 days or more ................... 248 320 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 362 407 number.. 62 623 64 411 Beef cows ..................farms.. 315 356 number.. 35 981 37 455 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 25 number.. 5 568 5 523 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 340 401 number.. 28 971 32 489 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 24 number.. 537 124 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 10 number.. 673 183 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 24 84 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 49 number.. 899 1 079 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 60 bushels.. (D) 3 700 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.. 73 102 acres.. 4 465 7 415 tons, dry.. 12 022 16 338 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 51 61 acres.. 21 695 19 882 Land in orchards..............farms.. 246 247 acres.. 26 036 16 440 @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. .