1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 086 1 089 Land in farms ..................acres.. 198 193 191 140 Average size of farm .......acres.. 182 176 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 360 956 275 767 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 209 1 621 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 172 21 255 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 131 129 10 to 49 acres ...................... 498 478 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 281 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 122 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 854 881 acres.. 75 368 79 607 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 596 626 acres.. 31 132 29 566 Irrigated land .................farms.. 228 239 acres.. 7 942 7 371 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 256 39 680 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 276 36 437 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 112 24 219 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 144 15 461 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 424 397 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 176 158 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 133 166 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 155 159 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 56 $100,000 or more .................... 84 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 532 32 074 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 546 29 453 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 443 482 Other ............................... 643 607 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 613 618 200 days or more ................... 465 466 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 643 621 number.. 49 567 40 230 Beef cows ..................farms.. 559 546 number.. 27 324 22 186 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 41 number.. 3 341 2 957 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 605 585 number.. 24 507 20 589 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 89 number.. 1 292 4 927 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 82 number.. 2 849 6 496 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 20 number.. 716 1 162 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 47 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 84 acres.. 2 997 3 514 bushels.. 181 099 219 090 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 1 acres.. 410 (D) bushels.. 10 820 (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 233 238 acres.. 10 963 10 819 tons, dry.. 33 259 28 366 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 88 116 acres.. 5 749 7 058 Land in orchards..............farms.. 157 154 acres.. 2 050 1 627 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.