1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 922 1 011 Land in farms ..................acres.. 221 232 218 953 Average size of farm .......acres.. 240 217 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 506 609 478 293 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 224 2 328 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 495 22 084 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 171 190 10 to 49 acres ...................... 409 443 50 to 179 acres ..................... 188 228 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 717 779 acres.. 65 105 64 204 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 563 589 acres.. 27 267 26 121 Irrigated land .................farms.. 325 251 acres.. 11 024 9 082 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 193 59 443 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 455 58 796 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 511 14 228 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 683 45 215 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 357 502 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 140 137 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 32 $100,000 or more .................... 83 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 314 50 205 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 678 49 659 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 923 1 011 $1,000.. 9 602 7 230 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 403 7 152 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 405 399 Other ............................... 517 612 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 505 622 200 days or more ................... 374 430 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 499 544 number.. 42 957 41 105 Beef cows ..................farms.. 437 447 number.. 25 536 22 841 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 41 number.. 5 133 6 046 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 442 476 number.. 24 948 23 962 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 56 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 35 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 7 number.. 41 47 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 67 number.. 1 791 146 2 325 282 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 655 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.. 159 171 acres.. 11 184 9 605 tons, dry.. 23 150 22 284 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 32 acres.. 786 1 098 Land in orchards..............farms.. 334 335 acres.. 14 364 12 032 @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. .