Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Calhoun 
Charlotte 
Citrus 
Clay 
Collier 
Columbia 
DeSoto 
Farms 
number 
218 
284 
559 
403 
319 
945 
836 
Land in farms 
acres 
42,850 
217,222 
40,541 
51,581 
123,608 
101,451 
302,869 
Average size of farm 
acres 
197 
765 
73 
128 
387 
107 
362 
Median size of farm 
acres 
42 
22 
20 
20 
10 
26 
27 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
417,584 
3,875,558 
480,195 
450,532 
1,736,726 
486,955 
1,701,201 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,124 
5,067 
6,621 
3,520 
4,482 
4,536 
4,696 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
13,221 
18,734 
16,463 
11,437 
48,426 
69,078 
50,229 
Average per farm 
dollars 
60,645 
65,964 
29,450 
28,378 
151,805 
73,099 
60,083 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
12 
58 
119 
88 
136 
62 
119 
1 0 to 49 acres 
101 
116 
294 
218 
100 
556 
408 
50 to 179 acres 
57 
50 
102 
74 
31 
184 
170 
180 to 499 acres 
30 
26 
25 
15 
19 
100 
60 
500 to 999 acres 
12 
8 
12 
3 
9 
27 
36 
1 ,000 acres or more 
6 
26 
7 
5 
24 
16 
43 
Total cropland 
farms 
140 
114 
181 
143 
168 
433 
337 
acres 
18,907 
18,447 
7,259 
5,229 
66,948 
33,356 
62,382 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
104 
94 
153 
120 
137 
322 
273 
acres 
16,501 
15,117 
5,096 
4,450 
30,096 
22,204 
55,880 
Irrigated land 
farms 
30 
79 
65 
71 
114 
96 
205 
acres 
1,647 
13,716 
669 
579 
26,412 
6,070 
47,695 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
19,859 
103,401 
14,081 
9,257 
202,751 
108,574 
198,271 
Average per farm 
dollars 
91,098 
364,087 
25,190 
22,971 
635,582 
114,893 
237,166 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
16,555 
94,889 
7,726 
5,818 
198,953 
18,916 
162,968 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
3,304 
8,512 
6,355 
3,439 
3,798 
89,658 
35,303 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
118 
113 
320 
257 
156 
544 
356 
$2,500 to $4,999 
18 
31 
72 
40 
20 
100 
80 
$5,000 to $9,999 
22 
32 
68 
37 
27 
131 
71 
$10,000 to $24,999 
24 
33 
43 
41 
31 
69 
96 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
30 
19 
10 
17 
33 
58 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8 
8 
18 
9 
21 
21 
55 
$100,000 or more 
17 
37 
19 
9 
47 
47 
120 
Government payments 
farms 
50 
5 
20 
13 
9 
98 
11 
$1,000 
332 
92 
146 
24 
207 
709 
196 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
65 
26 
93 
94 
31 
182 
91 
$1,000 
460 
4,975 
896 
1,299 
2,853 
3,427 
7,667 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
20,351 
68,449 
16,470 
10,187 
156,383 
106,844 
156,534 
Average per farm 
dollars 
93,351 
241,018 
29,464 
25,278 
490,229 
113,063 
187,242 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
218 
284 
559 
403 
319 
945 
836 
$1,000 
301 
40,019 
-1,347 
394 
49,428 
5,866 
49,599 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,379 
140,911 
-2,409 
977 
154,946 
6,207 
59,329 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
68 
145 
278 
180 
140 
439 
405 
Other 
number 
150 
139 
281 
223 
179 
506 
431 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
137 
170 
379 
300 
183 
506 
472 
200 days or more 
number 
98 
88 
177 
200 
138 
306 
273 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
62 
157 
345 
225 
129 
564 
576 
number 
4,675 
24,844 
8,225 
6,370 
1 1 ,492 
32,735 
62,895 
Beef cows 
farms 
55 
141 
300 
189 
88 
483 
516 
number 
2,739 
17,570 
(□) 
(D) 
7,223 
24,407 
36,820 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
6 
5 
11 
6 
11 
10 
number 
- 
25 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
35 
3,295 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
45 
124 
220 
124 
67 
357 
406 
number 
3,298 
13,227 
3,544 
2,643 
4,639 
22,202 
35,806 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
16 
9 
49 
35 
6 
58 
29 
number 
173 
20 
196 
130 
33 
330 
67 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
14 
3 
35 
34 
2 
39 
15 
number 
434 
12 
242 
530 
(D) 
210 
168 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
4 
5 
21 
17 
21 
22 
14 
number 
104 
58 
279 
248 
283 
749 
139 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
36 
21 
95 
81 
43 
143 
73 
number 
643 
446 
1,775 
1,122 
666 
(D) 
3,070 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
3 
- 
6 
7 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
80 
190 
1,217 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
4 
2 
30 
- 
acres 
937 
- 
- 
588 
(D) 
1,453 
- 
bushels 
102,638 
- 
- 
34,928 
(D) 
204,427 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
12 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
300 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
126 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
6,678 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
126 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
6,678 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
232 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
