Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Leon 
Levy 
Liberty 
Madison 
Manatee 
Marion 
Martin 
Miami-Dade 
Farms 
number 
284 
1,053 
80 
669 
689 
3,870 
587 
2,954 
Land in farms 
acres 
81,311 
167,359 
14,182 
143,008 
186,380 
321,474 
139,310 
81,303 
Average size of farm 
acres 
286 
159 
177 
214 
271 
83 
237 
28 
Median size of farm 
acres 
27 
26 
75 
80 
24 
20 
10 
5 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,574,885 
949,231 
479,603 
719,737 
1,512,093 
776,909 
1,561,876 
699,727 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,501 
5,972 
2,705 
3,367 
5,590 
9,353 
6,581 
25,423 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
10,699 
65,946 
2,756 
33,253 
79,611 
145,051 
38,111 
140,741 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,672 
62,626 
34,447 
49,705 
115,546 
37,481 
64,924 
47,644 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
28 
163 
11 
18 
152 
743 
255 
2,045 
1 0 to 49 acres 
152 
518 
13 
224 
279 
2,225 
181 
697 
50 to 179 acres 
77 
247 
36 
253 
130 
630 
65 
119 
180 to 499 acres 
14 
79 
16 
105 
62 
188 
29 
58 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
14 
2 
44 
28 
44 
24 
25 
1 ,000 acres or more 
10 
32 
2 
25 
38 
40 
33 
10 
Total cropland 
farms 
148 
394 
34 
373 
279 
1,187 
254 
2,732 
acres 
6,563 
59,835 
1,169 
38,497 
70,380 
69,750 
43,837 
64,904 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
113 
309 
24 
276 
266 
949 
206 
2,680 
acres 
4,277 
46,866 
741 
27,385 
59,209 
46,585 
31,112 
61,567 
Irrigated land 
farms 
45 
103 
2 
79 
204 
336 
163 
1,894 
acres 
2,010 
13,661 
(D) 
8,067 
50,108 
13,214 
34,806 
45,236 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
3,832 
80,381 
1,500 
51,823 
298,447 
188,174 
165,453 
604,237 
Average per farm 
dollars 
13,492 
76,335 
18,750 
77,463 
433,160 
48,624 
281,862 
204,549 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,787 
42,111 
44 
15,739 
272,757 
43,774 
112,614 
592,266 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,045 
38,270 
1,456 
36,084 
25,690 
144,400 
52,839 
11,971 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
150 
500 
49 
326 
277 
2,075 
263 
483 
$2,500 to $4,999 
35 
97 
6 
68 
52 
363 
58 
288 
$5,000 to $9,999 
35 
114 
7 
85 
68 
355 
37 
456 
$10,000 to $24,999 
38 
107 
3 
79 
88 
335 
84 
705 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
73 
6 
22 
58 
215 
39 
303 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
48 
5 
33 
55 
211 
38 
245 
$100,000 or more 
10 
114 
4 
56 
91 
316 
68 
474 
Government payments 
farms 
16 
84 
7 
176 
6 
83 
28 
250 
$1,000 
42 
1,244 
39 
520 
11 
483 
398 
6,944 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
68 
309 
12 
194 
115 
994 
121 
731 
$1,000 
4,389 
10,958 
79 
1,882 
8,052 
50,197 
4,184 
9,129 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
11,213 
73,603 
1,721 
58,305 
251,412 
286,353 
131,415 
436,927 
Average per farm 
dollars 
39,483 
69,898 
21,517 
87,153 
364,894 
73,993 
223,875 
147,910 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
284 
1,053 
80 
669 
689 
3,870 
587 
2,954 
$1,000 
-2,950 
18,980 
-104 
-4,080 
55,098 
-47,500 
38,621 
183,383 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-10,387 
18,024 
-1,301 
-6,099 
79,968 
-12,274 
65,794 
62,080 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
109 
525 
24 
258 
299 
1,916 
321 
1,670 
Other 
number 
175 
528 
56 
411 
390 
1,954 
266 
1,284 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
163 
645 
62 
426 
452 
2,256 
393 
1,763 
200 days or more 
number 
102 
418 
34 
230 
291 
1,306 
229 
903 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
84 
481 
30 
376 
393 
1,480 
278 
106 
number 
2,075 
29,790 
1,135 
28,286 
31,245 
47,253 
38,518 
4,011 
Beef cows 
farms 
77 
409 
29 
337 
355 
1,201 
223 
86 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
777 
(D) 
17,658 
30,169 
(D) 
2,714 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
8 
- 
11 
8 
16 
2 
5 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
4,162 
50 
(D) 
19 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
62 
301 
24 
281 
263 
849 
153 
65 
number 
626 
17,277 
478 
14,176 
12,187 
20,772 
17,876 
1,560 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
5 
18 
2 
13 
16 
159 
49 
15 
number 
(D) 
205 
(D) 
323 
103 
848 
264 
254 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2 
7 
1 
15 
7 
94 
40 
7 
number 
(D) 
39 
(D) 
391 
39 
684 
352 
(□) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
8 
22 
6 
3 
111 
11 
53 
number 
100 
359 
- 
116 
95 
942 
187 
1,556 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
46 
112 
10 
53 
55 
455 
75 
153 
number 
789 
2,129 
139 
18,942 
4,861 
10,441 
(D) 
8,174 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
- 
3 
12 
- 
14 
2 
26 
number 
10 
- 
70 
8,225,594 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
6 
5 
2 
48 
- 
6 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
4,498 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
945 
(D) 
375,816 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
2 
1 
1 
5 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
14 
- 
- 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
236 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
