1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GLADES COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 188 206 Land in farms ..................acres.. 380 377 369 965 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 023 1 796 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 663 359 1 243 443 Average per acre .........dollars.. 835 687 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 597 55 314 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 91 132 acres.. 41 361 43 236 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 58 74 acres.. 29 099 27 856 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 80 acres.. 26 334 60 239 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 589 56 706 Average per farm .........dollars.. 311 642 275 270 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 899 32 584 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 690 24 121 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 14 $100,000 or more .................... 44 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 604 43 600 Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 533 210 626 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 118 113 Other ............................... 70 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 97 108 200 days or more ................... 50 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 137 148 number.. 67 693 57 072 Beef cows ..................farms.. 129 134 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 133 130 number.. 26 265 31 890 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 7 number.. 99 49 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 6 number.. 157 271 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. 190 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 3 number.. 90 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 13 17 acres.. 14 847 15 773 tons.. 497 731 529 944 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 9 7 acres.. 2 440 187 tons, dry.. 4 340 865 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 722 Land in orchards..............farms.. 33 41 acres.. 10 596 8 827 @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.