1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 600 523 Land in farms ..................acres.. 97 100 96 968 Average size of farm .......acres.. 162 185 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 348 563 234 203 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 885 1 185 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 818 31 217 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 257 172 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 165 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 108 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 467 435 acres.. 46 268 49 628 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 266 266 acres.. 16 002 14 402 Irrigated land .................farms.. 68 78 acres.. 2 916 2 597 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 060 20 636 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 767 39 457 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 227 8 728 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 833 11 908 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 256 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 29 $100,000 or more .................... 34 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 927 17 177 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 879 32 717 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 241 214 Other ............................... 359 309 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 328 307 200 days or more ................... 239 221 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 424 348 number.. 23 224 18 239 Beef cows ..................farms.. 358 305 number.. 13 312 11 316 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 21 number.. 207 343 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 391 340 number.. 11 054 9 911 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 60 number.. 1 481 2 520 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 54 number.. 1 828 6 025 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 16 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 64 67 acres.. 3 646 3 021 bushels.. 195 226 161 037 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 689 bushels.. (D) 17 255 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 104 110 acres.. 4 826 5 535 tons, dry.. 14 090 14 091 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 34 36 acres.. 1 788 2 203 Land in orchards..............farms.. 50 46 acres.. 420 344 @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.