1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 466 454 Land in farms ..................acres.. 54 617 57 179 Average size of farm .......acres.. 117 126 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 248 484 166 769 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 044 1 659 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 906 27 284 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 202 162 50 to 179 acres ..................... 121 126 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 381 401 acres.. 34 942 38 720 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 297 329 acres.. 28 235 29 986 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 46 acres.. 1 111 641 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 183 15 653 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 727 34 479 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 436 8 812 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 747 6 841 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 198 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 17 $100,000 or more .................... 43 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 294 10 743 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 674 23 560 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 196 185 Other ............................... 270 269 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 237 261 200 days or more ................... 157 177 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 240 number.. 8 712 9 417 Beef cows ..................farms.. 184 187 number.. 3 242 3 076 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 25 number.. 1 590 1 879 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 201 210 number.. 3 942 4 638 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 21 number.. 973 1 787 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 20 number.. 868 3 083 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 15 50 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 23 number.. 337 666 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 63 80 acres.. 4 357 6 193 bushels.. 426 252 700 964 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 62 92 acres.. 5 798 9 083 bushels.. 172 185 322 661 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 150 146 acres.. 3 881 4 247 tons, dry.. 10 248 10 647 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 14 acres.. 97 102 Land in orchards..............farms.. 49 61 acres.. 512 824 @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.