1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 315 322 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 704 62 662 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 195 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 732 274 201 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 381 1 387 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 232 17 013 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 106 50 to 179 acres ..................... 121 108 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 276 276 acres.. 21 978 28 720 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 208 206 acres.. 9 731 12 729 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 26 acres.. 1 778 525 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 213 5 457 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 725 16 946 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 758 2 274 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 456 3 183 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 134 136 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 12 $100,000 or more .................... 10 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 123 4 378 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 377 13 554 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 316 323 $1,000.. (D) 785 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 431 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 138 126 Other ............................... 177 196 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 177 203 200 days or more ................... 122 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 161 188 number.. 6 907 6 365 Beef cows ..................farms.. 155 165 number.. 3 294 3 416 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. 16 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 161 188 number.. 3 560 3 810 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 31 number.. 670 1 530 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 32 number.. 2 068 2 920 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 34 number.. 263 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 1 177 600 1 028 940 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 45 58 acres.. 1 279 2 228 bushels.. 96 783 140 991 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 28 acres.. 1 630 3 976 bushels.. 50 193 114 157 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 109 98 acres.. 4 153 3 261 tons, dry.. 8 527 6 532 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 18 acres.. 144 98 Land in orchards..............farms.. 43 46 acres.. 435 521 @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. .