1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 430 435 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 270 81 667 Average size of farm .......acres.. 184 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 461 223 359 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 108 1 231 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 856 28 632 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 143 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 131 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 381 401 acres.. 57 747 59 228 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 312 327 acres.. 42 462 40 817 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 26 acres.. 337 416 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 460 19 653 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 907 45 180 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 291 15 980 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 169 3 673 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 36 $100,000 or more .................... 73 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 616 (D) Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 733 (D) Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 429 434 $1,000.. 3 490 5 426 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 135 12 502 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 220 214 Other ............................... 210 221 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 211 228 200 days or more ................... 154 160 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 224 216 number.. 7 090 8 252 Beef cows ..................farms.. 194 189 number.. (D) 4 449 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 11 number.. (D) 82 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 204 207 number.. 3 685 4 699 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 31 number.. 1 064 1 263 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 26 number.. 1 277 2 771 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. 34 18 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 25 number.. 374 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 97 104 acres.. 2 317 2 551 bushels.. 170 082 182 689 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 75 91 acres.. 7 132 9 394 bushels.. 221 035 268 483 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 106 110 acres.. 2 747 2 851 tons, dry.. 6 713 7 047 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 30 25 acres.. 345 241 Land in orchards..............farms.. 50 40 acres.. 461 520 @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. .