1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 576 1 891 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 093 83 681 Average size of farm .......acres.. 54 44 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 408 330 389 694 Average per acre .........dollars.. 8 047 9 794 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 166 39 838 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 928 1 129 10 to 49 acres ...................... 446 515 50 to 179 acres ..................... 99 143 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 466 1 779 acres.. 67 550 68 795 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 437 1 716 acres.. 62 693 61 342 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 232 1 418 acres.. 57 585 52 363 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 416 502 356 967 Average per farm .........dollars.. 264 278 188 772 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 408 854 352 988 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 648 3 979 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 491 757 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 129 170 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 149 193 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 173 183 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 150 133 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 119 117 $100,000 or more .................... 365 338 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 284 059 253 635 Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 012 134 198 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 831 943 Other ............................... 745 948 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 752 991 200 days or more ................... 471 600 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 61 77 number.. 3 297 3 541 Beef cows ..................farms.. 48 60 number.. 2 479 2 072 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 10 number.. 41 32 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 40 61 number.. 1 311 2 131 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 19 number.. 215 902 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 12 number.. 224 1 034 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 7 number.. 129 96 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 57 number.. 2 480 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 6 number.. 230 956 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 8 acres.. 496 1 245 bushels.. 45 025 73 507 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 3 0 acres.. 5 0 tons.. 174 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 8 4 acres.. 429 242 tons, dry.. (D) 113 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 136 161 acres.. 40 108 37 170 Land in orchards..............farms.. 823 1 092 acres.. 12 617 16 507 @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.