1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 654 1 707 Land in farms ..................acres.. 296 242 311 074 Average size of farm .......acres.. 179 182 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 448 675 475 794 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 606 2 534 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 515 24 374 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 269 253 10 to 49 acres ...................... 721 697 50 to 179 acres ..................... 417 485 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 177 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 155 1 225 acres.. 114 134 112 235 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 577 601 acres.. 40 290 40 000 Irrigated land .................farms.. 188 197 acres.. 5 217 5 597 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 074 93 704 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 739 54 894 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 688 13 267 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 387 80 437 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 715 784 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 261 242 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 212 196 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 176 190 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 80 $100,000 or more .................... 109 118 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 914 78 804 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 014 46 219 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 655 1 705 $1,000.. (D) 12 388 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 7 266 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 817 780 Other ............................... 837 927 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 845 990 200 days or more ................... 571 661 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 807 886 number.. 48 424 52 297 Beef cows ..................farms.. 697 754 number.. 25 839 27 920 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 39 number.. 3 252 3 905 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 727 790 number.. 27 281 32 394 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 113 112 number.. 2 546 3 580 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 72 88 number.. 4 273 5 442 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 21 number.. 422 919 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 85 126 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 33 acres.. 512 699 bushels.. 24 890 39 992 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 324 360 acres.. 24 824 23 638 tons, dry.. 54 992 46 926 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 49 66 acres.. 2 041 2 325 Land in orchards..............farms.. 125 100 acres.. 2 114 2 076 @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. .