1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 125 158 Land in farms ..................acres.. (D) 77 346 Average size of farm .......acres.. (D) 490 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 353 773 255 975 Average per acre .........dollars.. 566 540 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 415 15 003 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 89 116 acres.. (D) 7 711 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 54 64 acres.. 1 237 1 395 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 16 acres.. 433 424 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 630 2 447 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 042 15 487 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 699 689 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 931 1 758 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 8 $100,000 or more .................... 7 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 424 2 094 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 390 13 339 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 125 157 $1,000.. (D) 587 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 3 742 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 50 58 Other ............................... 75 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 71 106 200 days or more ................... 56 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 88 115 number.. 5 345 4 877 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 94 number.. 3 574 3 161 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. 48 12 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 83 108 number.. 3 056 2 995 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 16 number.. 164 178 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 16 number.. 351 679 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 18 number.. (D) 353 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. 760 000 762 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 13 acres.. 76 208 bushels.. 4 606 8 425 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.. 27 33 acres.. 794 735 tons, dry.. 2 519 2 004 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 10 acres.. 251 314 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 7 acres.. 23 14 @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. .