Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sumter 
Suwannee 
Taylor 
Union 
Volusia 
Wakulla 
Walton 
Washington 
Farms 
number 
1,367 
1,266 
181 
291 
171 
670 
406 
Land in farms 
acres 
183,246 
193,451 
37,447 
46,238 
30,906 
147,937 
58,278 
Average size of farm 
acres 
134 
153 
207 
159 
78 
181 
221 
144 
Median size of farm 
acres 
20 
47 
60 
40 
11 
30 
60 
66 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
717,143 
613,356 
787,273 
567,890 
477,479 
632,974 
634,997 
412,481 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,350 
4,014 
3,805 
3,574 
6,137 
3,502 
2,876 
2,874 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
62,787 
117,411 
7,061 
11,431 
60,347 
5,413 
31,687 
24,225 
Average per farm 
dollars 
45,931 
92,741 
39,014 
39,281 
44,275 
31,654 
47,295 
59,666 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
265 
39 
20 
49 
445 
20 
27 
21 
1 0 to 49 acres 
693 
601 
61 
121 
667 
100 
261 
149 
50 to 1 79 acres 
256 
406 
60 
72 
168 
31 
255 
143 
1 80 to 499 acres 
99 
150 
27 
37 
49 
11 
84 
70 
500 to 999 acres 
27 
35 
4 
7 
17 
8 
32 
14 
1 ,000 acres or more 
27 
35 
9 
5 
17 
1 
11 
9 
Total cropland 
farms 
419 
710 
81 
139 
726 
92 
440 
245 
acres 
20,734 
84,084 
2,270 
7,286 
23,360 
1,998 
30,700 
18,381 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
347 
587 
66 
116 
650 
75 
328 
186 
acres 
13,105 
68,696 
1,786 
6,778 
19,221 
1,217 
17,691 
15,564 
Irrigated land 
farms 
123 
199 
21 
25 
534 
37 
55 
45 
acres 
3,093 
27,808 
(D) 
1,046 
8,996 
162 
1,316 
1,136 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
42,066 
296,320 
5,821 
7,419 
1 1 1 ,496 
2,278 
28,564 
13,548 
Average per farm 
dollars 
30,773 
234,060 
32,160 
25,495 
81,802 
13,322 
42,633 
33,369 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
24,775 
86,654 
3,415 
5,625 
100,065 
(D) 
10,714 
9,393 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
17,291 
209,666 
2,406 
1,794 
11,431 
(D) 
17,851 
4,154 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
795 
546 
86 
153 
562 
78 
353 
214 
$2,500 to $4,999 
165 
143 
20 
26 
152 
21 
69 
34 
$5,000 to $9,999 
143 
124 
28 
38 
169 
19 
95 
53 
$10,000 to $24,999 
114 
168 
24 
37 
171 
39 
68 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
88 
14 
16 
103 
7 
28 
29 
$50,000 to $99,999 
29 
28 
1 
11 
77 
3 
17 
17 
$100,000 or more 
72 
169 
8 
10 
129 
4 
40 
18 
Government payments 
farms 
40 
153 
10 
14 
109 
13 
169 
122 
$1,000 
164 
1,332 
19 
111 
1,427 
39 
819 
450 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
199 
379 
40 
68 
375 
38 
184 
105 
$1,000 
2,152 
7,930 
454 
815 
4,446 
324 
713 
1,274 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
44,062 
236,627 
5,756 
7,986 
91,047 
3,291 
26,055 
13,279 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,233 
186,909 
31,800 
27,444 
66,799 
19,245 
38,888 
32,707 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,367 
1,266 
181 
291 
1,363 
171 
670 
406 
$1,000 
320 
68,955 
538 
358 
26,322 
-650 
4,041 
1,993 
Average per farm 
dollars 
234 
54,467 
2,975 
1,231 
19,312 
-3,803 
6,032 
4,910 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
474 
686 
104 
120 
751 
85 
300 
146 
Other 
number 
893 
580 
77 
171 
612 
86 
370 
260 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
914 
652 
95 
176 
709 
100 
406 
228 
200 days or more 
number 
661 
434 
80 
119 
455 
59 
207 
125 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,001 
699 
112 
195 
522 
64 
286 
145 
number 
46,261 
52,120 
4,145 
8,256 
11,362 
1,004 
19,800 
8,428 
Beef cows 
farms 
905 
587 
100 
155 
437 
60 
228 
131 
number 
(D) 
17,955 
2,925 
5,556 
(D) 
574 
(D) 
5,087 
Milk cows 
farms 
11 
29 
- 
- 
16 
4 
1 
4 
number 
(D) 
10,981 
- 
- 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
455 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
595 
497 
83 
104 
332 
44 
200 
98 
number 
21,206 
26,807 
1,907 
2,707 
4,723 
428 
13,263 
3,664 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
58 
52 
10 
18 
95 
10 
23 
16 
number 
193 
452 
45 
172 
424 
116 
188 
66 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
30 
52 
5 
17 
61 
9 
12 
18 
number 
610 
457 
21 
389 
307 
107 
114 
299 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
38 
34 
5 
3 
54 
4 
15 
6 
number 
312 
1,075 
60 
(D) 
721 
54 
94 
69 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
161 
145 
25 
48 
216 
38 
109 
45 
number 
3,235 
220,707 
814 
1,609 
5,520 
671 
22,415 
745 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
8 
73 
3 
6 
14 
- 
12 
1 
number 
82 
38,949,623 
(D) 
42 
338 
- 
1,356,093 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
37 
4 
6 
4 
10 
34 
14 
acres 
- 
4,690 
(D) 
360 
254 
50 
299 
678 
bushels 
- 
616,593 
(D) 
31,600 
32,334 
3,550 
26,750 
81,689 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
17 
1 
- 
- 
3 
- 
acres 
(D) 
5,980 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
8 
- 
tons 
(D) 
86,600 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
41 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
- 
6 
2 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
320 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
12,232 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
6 
2 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
320 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
12,232 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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