1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 305 316 Land in farms ..................acres.. 190 788 231 522 Average size of farm .......acres.. 626 733 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 863 414 1 882 291 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 189 2 598 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 672 71 931 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 83 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 224 230 acres.. 79 264 84 738 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 191 194 acres.. 66 727 69 176 Irrigated land .................farms.. 145 155 acres.. 58 742 58 665 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 155 038 129 892 Average per farm .........dollars.. 508 320 411 051 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 136 964 115 046 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 073 14 846 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 25 $100,000 or more .................... 84 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 111 967 89 123 Average per farm .........dollars.. 365 906 282 034 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 306 316 $1,000.. 41 765 38 304 Average per farm..........dollars.. 136 488 121 216 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 147 139 Other ............................... 158 177 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 156 187 200 days or more ................... 103 136 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 121 112 number.. 33 623 30 612 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 99 number.. 18 253 19 208 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 2 765 3 721 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 109 108 number.. 14 349 22 207 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 19 number.. 121 189 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 14 number.. 414 206 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 15 number.. (D) 307 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 5 5 acres.. 10 354 (D) tons.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 19 22 acres.. 4 316 3 377 tons, dry.. 7 872 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 6 acres.. 2 495 1 758 Land in orchards..............farms.. 85 97 acres.. 49 231 54 027 @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. .