1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 91 93 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 737 52 259 Average size of farm .......acres.. 964 562 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 235 927 797 013 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 282 1 328 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 309 57 741 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 14 23 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 56 66 acres.. 12 656 8 818 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 42 41 acres.. 8 871 5 277 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 26 acres.. 7 924 4 744 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 837 10 129 Average per farm .........dollars.. 305 906 108 911 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 612 8 809 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 226 1 320 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 11 $100,000 or more .................... 27 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 173 7 546 Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 691 80 281 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 49 41 Other ............................... 42 52 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 44 61 200 days or more ................... 32 44 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 56 57 number.. 6 358 6 758 Beef cows ..................farms.. 49 51 number.. 4 781 4 512 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. 5 3 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 53 48 number.. 3 490 3 701 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 12 number.. 277 462 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 12 number.. 289 957 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 0 acres.. 440 0 bushels.. 24 342 0 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.. 11 8 acres.. 383 238 tons, dry.. 813 347 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 14 acres.. 2 896 2 041 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (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.