Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hillsborough 
Holmes 
Indian River 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Lafayette 
Lake 
Lee 
Farms 
number 
2,466 
801 
461 
1,160 
617 
221 
1,784 
844 
Land in farms 
acres 
214,940 
105,535 
162,458 
262,312 
129,520 
91,283 
152,145 
87,125 
Average size of farm 
acres 
87 
132 
352 
226 
210 
413 
85 
103 
Median size of farm 
acres 
11 
71 
19 
75 
40 
90 
15 
11 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
788,988 
371,996 
1,359,020 
761,272 
884,258 
1,703,207 
642,919 
979,161 
Average per acre 
dollars 
9,052 
2,823 
3,856 
3,367 
4,212 
4,124 
7,539 
9,485 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
133,293 
33,720 
25,204 
76,181 
33,184 
25,409 
61,126 
45,487 
Average per farm 
dollars 
54,052 
42,097 
54,671 
65,673 
53,783 
114,975 
34,263 
53,895 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
936 
25 
93 
53 
81 
7 
463 
307 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,043 
309 
244 
399 
265 
59 
905 
364 
50 to 1 79 acres 
337 
304 
63 
393 
176 
85 
266 
96 
180 to 499 acres 
99 
129 
28 
214 
54 
40 
91 
39 
500 to 999 acres 
21 
25 
14 
49 
25 
18 
27 
20 
1 ,000 acres or more 
30 
9 
19 
52 
16 
12 
32 
18 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,136 
498 
255 
781 
377 
134 
931 
393 
acres 
75,764 
34,417 
54,783 
117,569 
24,608 
22,340 
36,001 
22,816 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,008 
343 
222 
589 
305 
101 
835 
339 
acres 
41,421 
25,243 
47,103 
94,902 
15,093 
18,139 
32,388 
20,038 
Irrigated land 
farms 
701 
43 
193 
120 
81 
54 
544 
247 
acres 
26,096 
1,100 
57,627 
21,508 
2,388 
10,658 
15,163 
13,585 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
378,077 
28,920 
144,947 
92,692 
48,306 
87,564 
142,061 
105,903 
Average per farm 
dollars 
153,316 
36,105 
314,418 
79,907 
78,292 
396,215 
79,631 
125,478 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
318,507 
13,302 
133,598 
75,429 
21,083 
11,403 
133,554 
101,469 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
59,570 
15,618 
11,349 
17,263 
27,223 
76,161 
8,507 
4,434 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
1,112 
425 
173 
516 
323 
94 
847 
378 
$2,500 to $4,999 
319 
81 
33 
99 
65 
12 
190 
109 
$5,000 to $9,999 
234 
94 
26 
151 
71 
27 
163 
80 
$10,000 to $24,999 
284 
81 
55 
145 
51 
18 
192 
109 
$25,000 to $49,999 
120 
37 
43 
75 
48 
12 
118 
60 
$50,000 to $99,999 
138 
21 
46 
46 
30 
5 
97 
46 
$100,000 or more 
259 
62 
85 
128 
29 
53 
177 
62 
Government payments 
farms 
62 
214 
19 
479 
117 
72 
22 
14 
$1,000 
865 
754 
809 
3,805 
425 
914 
255 
61 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
460 
216 
52 
361 
155 
40 
410 
89 
$1,000 
14,692 
2,045 
1,562 
5,520 
3,425 
524 
5,070 
1,160 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
348,224 
28,065 
108,489 
86,647 
38,087 
76,812 
123,578 
78,911 
Average per farm 
dollars 
141,210 
35,037 
235,334 
74,696 
61,729 
347,564 
69,270 
93,496 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
2,466 
801 
461 
1,160 
617 
221 
1,784 
844 
$1,000 
45,410 
3,654 
38,828 
15,371 
14,069 
12,190 
23,809 
28,214 
Average per farm 
dollars 
18,415 
4,561 
84,227 
13,251 
22,802 
55,159 
13,346 
33,429 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
1,275 
421 
226 
488 
228 
132 
784 
406 
Other 
number 
1,191 
380 
235 
672 
389 
89 
1,000 
438 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
1,494 
444 
301 
617 
411 
107 
1,143 
519 
200 days or more 
number 
969 
297 
197 
379 
220 
64 
595 
302 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,257 
395 
176 
493 
218 
143 
806 
332 
number 
37,419 
19,689 
19,020 
45,737 
16,079 
25,831 
22,785 
10,243 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,084 
345 
154 
448 
183 
102 
702 
276 
number 
24,566 
8,867 
13,811 
24,039 
(D) 
6,869 
15,677 
6,995 
Milk cows 
farms 
28 
9 
- 
7 
10 
20 
16 
7 
number 
616 
1,224 
- 
1,288 
(D) 
12,696 
21 
48 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
850 
287 
106 
382 
128 
96 
490 
227 
number 
19,275 
7,495 
10,488 
17,700 
6,362 
10,769 
8,417 
3,867 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
67 
19 
15 
24 
28 
8 
61 
42 
number 
1,307 
213 
85 
235 
366 
344 
322 
556 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
46 
18 
6 
29 
15 
5 
30 
33 
number 
2,963 
2,530 
32 
481 
203 
701 
243 
412 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
58 
21 
12 
19 
23 
5 
53 
20 
number 
607 
546 
108 
313 
243 
48 
718 
259 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
250 
117 
53 
76 
76 
25 
207 
84 
number 
(D) 
2,222 
895 
4,578 
1,299 
51,486 
3,749 
2,559 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
16 
12 
- 
9 
9 
11 
13 
10 
number 
4,453 
1,410,382 
- 
900 
224 
5,659,536 
282 
3,065 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
3 
28 
- 
55 
25 
14 
5 
- 
acres 
42 
871 
- 
2,838 
1,209 
3,762 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
3,610 
75,469 
- 
430,143 
96,802 
391,213 
(D) 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
2 
- 
6 
3 
5 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
470 
(D) 
883 
- 
- 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
14,630 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
14 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,345 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
51,070 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
14 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,345 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
51,070 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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