1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 294 2 638 Land in farms ..................acres.. 611 336 602 461 Average size of farm .......acres.. 266 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 676 596 569 292 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 636 2 610 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 205 33 964 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 475 528 10 to 49 acres ...................... 954 1 170 50 to 179 acres ..................... 470 541 180 to 499 acres .................... 191 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 110 122 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 895 2 168 acres.. 201 621 200 706 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 619 1 877 acres.. 125 944 137 879 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 276 1 369 acres.. 116 734 114 996 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 203 350 260 669 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 644 98 813 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 169 614 219 034 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 737 41 635 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 774 759 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 249 313 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 260 298 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 349 428 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 238 315 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 183 225 $100,000 or more .................... 241 300 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 157 078 180 350 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 473 68 340 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 294 2 639 $1,000.. 42 454 71 993 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 507 27 280 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 959 1 065 Other ............................... 1 335 1 573 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 310 1 586 200 days or more ................... 986 1 197 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 840 958 number.. 94 924 109 999 Beef cows ..................farms.. 762 846 number.. 62 673 64 260 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 34 number.. 3 994 3 684 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 765 885 number.. 44 496 64 326 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 74 number.. 4 168 2 685 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 64 number.. 7 135 2 871 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 14 number.. 296 496 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 60 88 number.. (D) 655 642 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 343 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 4 acres.. 11 (D) bushels.. (D) 3 240 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.. 161 198 acres.. 7 574 12 496 tons, dry.. 19 283 24 072 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 55 48 acres.. 1 204 1 106 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 315 1 561 acres.. 113 076 120 739 @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. .