1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 924 975 Land in farms ..................acres.. 637 934 659 438 Average size of farm .......acres.. 690 676 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 417 525 2 202 349 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 576 3 233 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 819 116 662 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 380 377 10 to 49 acres ...................... 302 322 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 104 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 771 792 acres.. 578 699 573 037 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 699 689 acres.. 510 263 506 710 Irrigated land .................farms.. 566 567 acres.. 422 966 422 619 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 891 196 855 172 Average per farm .........dollars.. 964 497 877 100 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 884 066 846 953 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 130 8 220 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 201 241 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 89 $100,000 or more .................... 328 313 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 693 544 557 409 Average per farm .........dollars.. 750 588 572 289 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 924 974 $1,000.. 192 771 294 958 Average per farm..........dollars.. 208 626 302 831 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 555 532 Other ............................... 369 443 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 443 482 200 days or more ................... 254 296 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 134 190 number.. 7 267 19 469 Beef cows ..................farms.. 98 143 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 23 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 97 151 number.. 4 478 7 740 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 38 number.. 251 341 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 27 number.. 359 429 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 17 number.. 206 89 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 51 number.. 1 175 1 122 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 7 acres.. 2 729 (D) bushels.. 121 368 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 95 107 acres.. 351 440 362 260 tons.. 13 410 532 12 239 921 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 12 13 acres.. 618 834 tons, dry.. 1 065 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 90 115 acres.. 84 624 92 163 Land in orchards..............farms.. 95 138 acres.. 19 749 17 902 @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. .