1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 720 705 Land in farms ..................acres.. 253 330 253 897 Average size of farm .......acres.. 352 360 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 489 501 347 387 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 310 998 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 817 21 855 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 267 266 50 to 179 acres ..................... 200 214 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 537 537 acres.. 62 382 53 091 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 309 318 acres.. 27 905 14 532 Irrigated land .................farms.. 118 130 acres.. 3 974 3 543 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 892 30 776 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 239 43 654 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 270 8 147 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 622 22 629 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 240 271 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 121 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 119 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 35 $100,000 or more .................... 52 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 419 24 919 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 248 35 295 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 720 706 $1,000.. 6 240 1 763 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 667 2 497 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 347 291 Other ............................... 373 414 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 388 421 200 days or more ................... 274 295 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 594 578 number.. 55 016 61 706 Beef cows ..................farms.. 529 492 number.. 36 209 32 125 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 13 number.. 1 343 1 719 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 537 535 number.. 33 990 30 996 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 32 number.. 522 3 411 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 24 number.. 714 4 955 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 7 number.. 80 93 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 48 number.. (D) 673 245 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 1 acres.. 62 (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.. 219 206 acres.. 17 105 9 689 tons, dry.. 25 519 18 075 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 68 78 acres.. 3 384 2 525 Land in orchards..............farms.. 22 29 acres.. 216 187 @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. .