1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAKULLA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 83 87 Land in farms ..................acres.. 8 679 (D) Average size of farm .......acres.. 105 (D) Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 612 98 425 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 431 939 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 876 14 834 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 8 7 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 46 51 acres.. 3 623 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 27 26 acres.. 1 103 1 127 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 10 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 516 1 408 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 261 16 180 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 426 531 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 090 877 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 7 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 5 $100,000 or more .................... 3 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 392 1 066 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 771 12 254 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 83 87 $1,000.. (D) 342 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 3 926 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 30 26 Other ............................... 53 61 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 50 61 200 days or more ................... 38 54 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 44 47 number.. 970 (D) Beef cows ..................farms.. 31 34 number.. (D) 337 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 32 39 number.. 735 765 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 19 number.. 575 1 026 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 18 number.. 1 550 1 552 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 37 25 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. 175 207 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 7 acres.. 272 153 bushels.. 12 430 10 090 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.. 10 4 acres.. 383 (D) tons, dry.. 980 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 9 acres.. 47 58 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 30 @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. .