1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 400 421 Land in farms ..................acres.. 105 621 106 993 Average size of farm .......acres.. 264 254 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 352 198 347 653 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 383 1 308 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 746 26 099 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 147 160 50 to 179 acres ..................... 89 109 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 328 356 acres.. 23 655 26 507 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 267 275 acres.. 13 337 12 218 Irrigated land .................farms.. 175 140 acres.. 9 560 7 601 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 318 27 121 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 296 64 420 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 916 22 589 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 402 4 532 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 172 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 17 $100,000 or more .................... 54 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 612 18 133 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 529 43 071 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 400 421 $1,000.. 6 971 6 714 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 428 15 948 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 188 161 Other ............................... 212 260 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 216 252 200 days or more ................... 153 190 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 183 211 number.. 9 243 8 861 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 174 number.. (D) 4 977 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 9 number.. (D) 682 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 170 187 number.. 5 137 4 441 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 34 number.. 397 729 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 24 number.. 563 1 107 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 21 acres.. 1 116 1 569 bushels.. 79 360 129 096 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 100 bushels.. (D) 3 742 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 67 100 acres.. 2 875 3 133 tons, dry.. 6 496 8 557 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 25 acres.. 520 1 088 Land in orchards..............farms.. 57 56 acres.. 460 451 @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. .