1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 352 390 Land in farms ..................acres.. 59 642 59 933 Average size of farm .......acres.. 169 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 476 796 360 221 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 171 2 919 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 505 23 342 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 133 119 10 to 49 acres ...................... 139 167 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 63 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 23 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 270 279 acres.. 9 542 8 626 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 214 231 acres.. 4 499 5 104 Irrigated land .................farms.. 164 126 acres.. 3 155 3 596 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 399 19 009 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 951 48 742 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 199 17 201 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 200 1 808 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 166 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 15 $100,000 or more .................... 36 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 511 16 225 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 067 41 601 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 352 390 $1,000.. 3 523 4 914 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 008 12 601 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 186 157 Other ............................... 166 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 166 231 200 days or more ................... 123 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 114 155 number.. 6 796 8 640 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 140 number.. 4 890 5 932 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 4 number.. 33 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 99 140 number.. 3 150 3 149 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 21 number.. 115 322 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 19 number.. 244 410 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 96 41 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 37 number.. 303 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 514 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 15 28 acres.. 692 744 tons, dry.. 1 111 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 22 25 acres.. 1 456 1 307 Land in orchards..............farms.. 90 120 acres.. 1 825 2 558 @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. .