1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 383 430 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 730 104 239 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 242 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 124 154 098 Average per acre .........dollars.. 792 706 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 180 26 515 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 155 177 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 333 380 acres.. 51 080 65 054 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 244 270 acres.. 12 310 20 598 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 28 acres.. 989 867 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 256 18 487 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 108 42 992 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 275 4 099 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 981 14 387 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 143 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 19 $100,000 or more .................... 42 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 929 15 399 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 169 35 811 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 382 430 $1,000.. 2 420 3 035 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 335 7 057 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 178 194 Other ............................... 205 236 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 206 261 200 days or more ................... 142 188 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 216 270 number.. 9 891 12 642 Beef cows ..................farms.. 190 234 number.. 4 279 5 026 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 19 number.. 43 52 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 193 258 number.. 6 058 6 233 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 57 number.. 1 571 2 723 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 53 number.. 2 386 5 363 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. 41 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 49 number.. (D) 71 763 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 34 30 number.. 7 061 313 5 595 152 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 69 99 acres.. 3 029 2 990 bushels.. 217 928 193 781 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 26 acres.. 1 688 3 502 bushels.. 53 545 100 862 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 126 134 acres.. 3 643 4 335 tons, dry.. 6 892 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 15 acres.. 574 209 Land in orchards..............farms.. 41 43 acres.. 681 802 @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. .