1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 157 193 Land in farms ..................acres.. 13 035 24 489 Average size of farm .......acres.. 83 127 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 247 169 227 722 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 689 1 951 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 419 22 692 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 11 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 119 160 acres.. 4 911 8 820 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 71 101 acres.. 1 723 3 002 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 21 acres.. 803 456 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 204 27 816 Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 535 144 127 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 728 11 760 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 476 16 056 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 4 $100,000 or more .................... 24 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 020 20 650 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 145 107 550 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 80 Other ............................... 86 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 85 116 200 days or more ................... 58 81 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 107 120 number.. 4 258 6 566 Beef cows ..................farms.. 92 102 number.. 1 987 2 192 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 11 number.. 991 2 616 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 95 107 number.. 2 971 2 231 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 27 number.. 225 560 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 22 number.. 341 865 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 15 number.. (D) 102 238 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 15 number.. 6 828 432 5 721 139 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 22 acres.. 106 319 bushels.. 7 090 24 565 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 31 acres.. 494 803 tons, dry.. 1 885 1 700 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 15 acres.. 149 136 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 17 acres.. 42 126 @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.