1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 274 318 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 214 61 647 Average size of farm .......acres.. 165 194 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 811 124 191 Average per acre .........dollars.. 968 584 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 601 17 129 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 113 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 236 277 acres.. 24 704 28 561 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 191 202 acres.. 13 237 11 856 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 17 acres.. 179 341 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 994 8 161 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 123 25 663 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 464 2 209 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 529 5 952 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 14 $100,000 or more .................... 24 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 930 6 966 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 591 21 768 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 274 320 $1,000.. 1 864 1 690 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 803 5 282 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 138 Other ............................... 141 180 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 136 184 200 days or more ................... 105 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 175 214 number.. 8 881 12 080 Beef cows ..................farms.. 148 185 number.. 3 580 5 491 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 22 number.. 1 597 1 863 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 170 204 number.. 5 884 7 222 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 24 number.. 990 1 417 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 23 number.. 1 956 2 369 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 10 number.. 82 145 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 26 number.. 297 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 60 65 acres.. 2 858 2 598 bushels.. 262 274 164 612 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 17 21 acres.. 1 255 2 110 bushels.. 39 348 56 843 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 104 128 acres.. 5 676 4 294 tons, dry.. 11 557 9 710 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 28 acres.. 865 583 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 13 acres.. 141 92 @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. .