1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 211 210 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 834 86 026 Average size of farm .......acres.. 336 410 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 623 247 884 620 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 992 2 029 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 641 34 943 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 13 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 139 161 acres.. 7 863 6 818 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 80 92 acres.. 3 582 3 042 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 37 acres.. 1 443 1 293 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 118 33 967 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 739 161 747 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 284 1 932 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 834 32 035 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 10 $100,000 or more .................... 20 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 673 30 535 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 194 146 102 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 93 86 Other ............................... 118 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 109 200 days or more ................... 91 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 122 number.. 11 641 11 832 Beef cows ..................farms.. 106 104 number.. 2 824 3 023 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 8 number.. 6 100 6 728 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 120 107 number.. 6 822 10 219 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 24 number.. 132 364 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 20 number.. 310 933 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 14 number.. (D) 767 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 1 898 000 2 306 213 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 40 acres.. 1 895 2 386 tons, dry.. 6 008 7 994 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 27 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 15 acres.. 57 91 @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.