1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 978 920 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 208 192 768 Average size of farm .......acres.. 141 210 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 382 517 346 207 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 710 1 807 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 468 21 929 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 326 263 10 to 49 acres ...................... 406 390 50 to 179 acres ..................... 155 178 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 818 745 acres.. 25 068 27 371 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 740 622 acres.. 13 583 11 236 Irrigated land .................farms.. 591 430 acres.. 8 460 5 114 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 78 882 63 794 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 656 69 341 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 71 537 53 814 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 345 9 980 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 296 309 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 111 112 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 153 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 47 $100,000 or more .................... 156 133 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 861 47 223 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 176 51 273 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 977 921 $1,000.. 22 168 16 433 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 690 17 843 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 495 435 Other ............................... 483 485 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 502 501 200 days or more ................... 372 358 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 262 309 number.. 15 946 15 012 Beef cows ..................farms.. 225 261 number.. (D) 9 422 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 13 number.. (D) 1 015 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 233 275 number.. 7 147 7 713 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 56 number.. 1 000 2 400 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 44 number.. 1 147 3 213 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 10 number.. 23 551 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 60 number.. 118 429 426 024 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (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.. 75 67 acres.. 2 493 2 424 tons, dry.. 4 783 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 31 acres.. 950 1 268 Land in orchards..............farms.. 194 167 acres.. 3 017 2 189 @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. .