1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 277 317 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 962 48 999 Average size of farm .......acres.. 162 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 847 245 448 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 045 2 208 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 886 (D) Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 88 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 185 221 acres.. 13 490 12 331 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 106 135 acres.. 4 541 4 347 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 18 acres.. 33 50 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 816 22 150 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 418 69 872 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 770 1 028 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 046 21 122 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 146 162 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 10 $100,000 or more .................... 41 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 101 15 542 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 889 49 030 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 278 317 $1,000.. 2 744 4 154 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 872 13 103 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 116 93 Other ............................... 161 224 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 166 215 200 days or more ................... 126 176 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 230 number.. 10 111 10 472 Beef cows ..................farms.. 155 184 number.. 3 234 2 911 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 21 number.. 4 366 5 054 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 154 189 number.. 4 123 6 542 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 40 number.. 387 1 753 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 35 number.. 602 3 376 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 15 28 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 33 number.. (D) 187 429 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 24 19 number.. 10 896 208 4 723 512 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 24 acres.. 125 274 bushels.. 9 188 17 073 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.. 61 82 acres.. 3 836 3 991 tons, dry.. 10 523 13 527 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 8 acres.. 14 38 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 23 acres.. 126 124 @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. .