1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GILCHRIST COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 365 329 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 090 70 987 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 428 540 317 870 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 911 1 306 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 634 29 840 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 127 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 117 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 296 279 acres.. 43 552 43 487 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 191 195 acres.. 20 403 19 366 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 59 acres.. 6 336 6 440 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 043 28 218 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 583 85 770 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 821 6 943 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 222 21 276 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 37 $100,000 or more .................... 39 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 452 24 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 121 73 512 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 166 171 Other ............................... 199 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 200 171 200 days or more ................... 143 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 256 227 number.. 34 540 21 454 Beef cows ..................farms.. 226 190 number.. 9 897 7 924 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 18 number.. 13 960 6 177 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 251 216 number.. 17 085 11 840 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 38 number.. 404 1 368 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 30 number.. 569 2 458 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 113 116 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 19 number.. 413 502 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 23 acres.. 882 1 135 bushels.. 44 296 60 377 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 125 111 acres.. 8 214 5 510 tons, dry.. 27 805 12 087 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 43 70 acres.. 1 835 4 130 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 25 acres.. 159 303 @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.