1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 290 333 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 933 57 853 Average size of farm .......acres.. 200 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 545 860 322 888 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 521 1 852 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 071 54 163 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 108 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 252 290 acres.. 23 827 22 244 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 187 224 acres.. 14 088 9 387 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 67 acres.. 5 253 3 378 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 632 71 048 Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 421 213 357 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 85 452 66 088 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 181 4 960 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 10 $100,000 or more .................... 35 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 590 53 306 Average per farm .........dollars.. 213 856 160 561 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 115 127 Other ............................... 175 206 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 170 209 200 days or more ................... 122 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 131 160 number.. 5 294 5 943 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 148 number.. 3 259 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 2 number.. 9 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 124 146 number.. 2 759 3 064 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 26 number.. 934 1 256 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 26 number.. 2 146 4 990 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 48 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 10 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.. 45 50 acres.. 1 141 1 113 bushels.. 94 713 73 610 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 10 acres.. 1 074 699 bushels.. 33 160 21 463 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 70 88 acres.. 2 785 2 803 tons, dry.. 6 040 5 644 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 31 41 acres.. 2 677 2 285 Land in orchards..............farms.. 39 49 acres.. 355 511 @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.