1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DIXIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 155 106 Land in farms ..................acres.. 33 508 31 693 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 211 203 227 346 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 121 774 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 112 15 445 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 75 72 acres.. 6 371 8 412 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 37 41 acres.. 1 771 1 805 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 636 990 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 626 2 678 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 844 25 263 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 581 1 299 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 045 1 379 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 2 $100,000 or more .................... 9 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 791 2 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 457 19 819 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 54 34 Other ............................... 101 72 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 95 63 200 days or more ................... 53 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 88 75 number.. 5 145 3 133 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 63 number.. 2 278 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. 782 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 94 73 number.. 3 277 1 676 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 17 number.. 59 428 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 15 number.. 110 1 211 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. 47 163 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 3 acres.. 30 180 bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 19 22 acres.. 770 686 tons, dry.. 1 784 1 572 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 12 acres.. (D) 936 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. 13 (D) @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.