1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 175 205 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 280 67 317 Average size of farm .......acres.. 276 328 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 355 457 386 156 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 179 1 230 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 753 23 480 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 72 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 138 164 acres.. 13 076 18 397 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 88 107 acres.. 3 626 5 354 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 12 acres.. 470 1 141 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 144 8 800 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 536 42 928 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 708 2 001 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 436 6 799 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 7 $100,000 or more .................... 14 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 582 7 759 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 039 37 847 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 175 205 $1,000.. 637 550 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 642 2 682 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 78 72 Other ............................... 97 133 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 97 130 200 days or more ................... 76 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 142 159 number.. 7 026 7 946 Beef cows ..................farms.. 130 143 number.. 4 438 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 2 number.. 19 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 137 160 number.. 3 126 3 759 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 22 number.. 1 480 3 722 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 22 number.. 2 787 7 691 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 19 number.. (D) 469 179 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 40 acres.. 531 868 bushels.. 32 846 42 448 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 485 bushels.. 0 8 831 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 39 47 acres.. 1 446 1 733 tons, dry.. 6 481 5 529 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 19 acres.. 630 1 201 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 14 acres.. 463 340 @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. .