1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 124 166 Land in farms ..................acres.. 4 123 8 549 Average size of farm .......acres.. 33 52 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 337 220 491 Average per acre .........dollars.. 11 243 3 051 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 159 22 070 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 86 93 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 4 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 4 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 100 120 acres.. 1 888 3 225 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 90 96 acres.. 706 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 65 70 acres.. 288 278 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 460 9 368 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 423 56 433 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 228 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 233 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 9 $100,000 or more .................... 12 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 528 7 323 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 330 43 850 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 123 167 $1,000.. 2 955 1 494 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 024 8 944 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 51 66 Other ............................... 73 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 54 82 200 days or more ................... 42 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 14 47 number.. 634 1 985 Beef cows ..................farms.. 12 41 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 14 41 number.. (D) 870 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 6 number.. 8 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 11 number.. 115 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 38 bushels.. 0 3 450 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.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 189 tons, dry.. (D) 200 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 22 34 acres.. 225 615 @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. .