1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 328 352 Land in farms ..................acres.. 151 242 166 766 Average size of farm .......acres.. 461 474 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 878 490 624 344 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 918 1 365 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 957 20 277 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 107 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 162 50 to 179 acres ..................... 43 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 224 235 acres.. 25 290 13 492 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 138 153 acres.. 7 832 5 526 Irrigated land .................farms.. 103 115 acres.. 5 207 4 583 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 903 15 239 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 631 43 293 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 026 9 912 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 877 5 327 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 112 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 17 $100,000 or more .................... 36 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 339 10 953 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 965 31 116 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 327 352 $1,000.. 2 668 3 223 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 160 9 156 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 128 Other ............................... 195 224 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 185 233 200 days or more ................... 150 189 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 182 204 number.. 29 099 25 894 Beef cows ..................farms.. 158 180 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 14 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 155 174 number.. 13 666 13 054 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 26 number.. 167 250 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 14 number.. 171 1 425 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 60 39 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 23 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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.. 26 37 acres.. 1 610 752 tons, dry.. 4 852 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 25 acres.. 1 266 1 723 Land in orchards..............farms.. 50 43 acres.. 3 281 1 877 @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. .