Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Glades 
Gulf 
Hamilton 
Hardee 
Hendry 
Hernando 
Highlands 
Farms 
number 
331 
34 
292 
982 
406 
799 
969 
Land in farms 
acres 
442,750 
4,595 
71,884 
273,916 
495,734 
61,942 
489,912 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,338 
135 
246 
279 
1,221 
78 
506 
Median size of farm 
acres 
40 
56 
80 
35 
50 
18 
20 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,087,442 
565,487 
710,453 
1,150,569 
4,953,186 
650,753 
1,484,853 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,056 
4,184 
2,886 
4,125 
4,057 
8,394 
2,937 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
27,826 
1,346 
25,484 
51,201 
83,779 
30,877 
80,341 
Average per farm 
dollars 
84,578 
39,576 
87,273 
52,140 
207,888 
38,645 
82,912 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
39 
1 
14 
170 
76 
128 
226 
1 0 to 49 acres 
138 
13 
91 
393 
126 
479 
397 
50 to 179 acres 
70 
11 
101 
239 
71 
128 
154 
180 to 499 acres 
32 
7 
58 
88 
41 
38 
85 
500 to 999 acres 
20 
2 
13 
36 
38 
12 
44 
1 ,000 acres or more 
32 
- 
15 
56 
54 
14 
63 
Total cropland 
farms 
124 
20 
166 
491 
207 
312 
425 
acres 
56,473 
544 
28,351 
51,767 
262,438 
15,457 
84,007 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
102 
12 
123 
438 
175 
257 
371 
acres 
51,343 
286 
24,514 
46,460 
192,555 
13,591 
69,917 
Irrigated land 
farms 
82 
1 
33 
307 
153 
135 
291 
acres 
88,509 
(D) 
9,548 
36,038 
193,073 
2,669 
61,785 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ... 
$1,000 
106,518 
923 
45,485 
218,375 
499,926 
28,358 
273,375 
Average per farm 
dollars 
321,806 
27,149 
155,770 
222,378 
1,231,346 
35,491 
282,121 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
78,009 
44 
36,489 
145,058 
478,785 
15,899 
198,496 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
28,509 
879 
8,996 
73,317 
21,141 
12,459 
74,879 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
168 
17 
141 
332 
147 
411 
430 
$2,500 to $4,999 
31 
10 
22 
97 
16 
108 
61 
$5,000 to $9,999 
25 
2 
36 
81 
26 
82 
77 
$10,000 to $24,999 
19 
2 
37 
104 
34 
92 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
1 
19 
88 
32 
32 
61 
$50,000 to $99,999 
21 
- 
10 
84 
22 
25 
60 
$100,000 or more 
49 
2 
27 
196 
129 
49 
207 
Government payments 
farms 
26 
3 
93 
24 
24 
14 
21 
$1,000 
383 
(D) 
234 
345 
527 
441 
609 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
33 
8 
87 
97 
59 
174 
82 
$1,000 
820 
130 
1,068 
3,795 
3,767 
1,078 
1,331 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
88,771 
866 
47,520 
173,203 
379,702 
39,356 
209,215 
Average per farm 
dollars 
268,191 
25,456 
162,739 
176,378 
935,227 
49,257 
215,908 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
331 
34 
292 
982 
406 
799 
969 
$1,000 
18,950 
(D) 
-733 
49,311 
124,518 
-9,480 
66,100 
Average per farm 
dollars 
57,250 
(D) 
-2,509 
50,215 
306,695 
-11,865 
68,215 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
130 
18 
188 
493 
208 
409 
478 
Other 
number 
201 
16 
104 
489 
198 
390 
491 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
226 
14 
122 
619 
255 
484 
598 
200 days or more 
number 
119 
9 
75 
377 
137 
283 
393 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
244 
10 
150 
653 
199 
423 
596 
number 
63,007 
(D) 
7,915 
69,581 
65,780 
15,799 
122,336 
Beef cows 
farms 
215 
10 
140 
581 
178 
371 
521 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
3,967 
37,557 
(D) 
(D) 
75,743 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
- 
14 
2 
8 
15 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
13,985 
(D) 
(D) 
7,533 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
151 
8 
116 
490 
132 
272 
378 
number 
26,844 
58 
3,671 
42,710 
26,501 
7,574 
89,527 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
16 
1 
13 
18 
19 
36 
14 
number 
60 
(D) 
836 
150 
739 
328 
541 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
10 
1 
21 
17 
11 
29 
6 
number 
57 
(D) 
(D) 
178 
97 
304 
232 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
7 
5 
7 
9 
27 
30 
number 
238 
- 
34 
85 
217 
318 
469 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
21 
1 
33 
63 
26 
101 
104 
number 
552 
(D) 
1,089 
1,140 
882 
903,226 
1,906 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
1 
6 
2 
5 
9 
4 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
2,000,084 
(D) 
4,850 
417 
300 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1 
2 
20 
3 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
5,171 
3 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
860,276 
150 
- 
- 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
tons 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
400 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
20,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
400 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
20,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
234 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
