1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUWANNEE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 932 985 Land in farms ..................acres.. 161 936 182 409 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 185 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 428 221 691 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 174 1 196 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 359 24 437 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 311 284 50 to 179 acres ..................... 317 350 180 to 499 acres .................... 206 218 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 802 860 acres.. 96 048 101 508 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 560 582 acres.. 40 934 41 824 Irrigated land .................farms.. 163 136 acres.. 12 869 11 131 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 93 048 64 064 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 837 65 039 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 044 16 920 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 66 004 47 143 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 289 303 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 148 162 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 144 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 137 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 33 $100,000 or more .................... 162 137 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 163 53 992 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 428 54 815 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 932 985 $1,000.. 18 825 7 298 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 198 7 409 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 509 479 Other ............................... 423 506 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 455 556 200 days or more ................... 306 410 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 597 635 number.. 36 834 34 258 Beef cows ..................farms.. 486 551 number.. 16 335 16 897 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 33 number.. 5 912 3 456 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 564 619 number.. 17 679 18 477 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 160 number.. 4 747 10 245 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 89 154 number.. 8 612 16 662 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 7 number.. 227 83 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 88 number.. 415 890 303 682 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 80 83 number.. 26 235 761 24 451 712 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 94 167 acres.. 5 920 7 796 bushels.. 445 911 559 231 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 24 acres.. 860 3 818 bushels.. 24 194 108 478 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 319 327 acres.. 16 722 14 219 tons, dry.. 40 586 42 750 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 58 48 acres.. 4 139 2 322 Land in orchards..............farms.. 111 86 acres.. 971 756 @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. .