1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAMILTON COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 256 224 Land in farms ..................acres.. 66 379 69 405 Average size of farm .......acres.. 259 310 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 302 842 251 658 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 129 655 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 800 29 738 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 218 205 acres.. 25 398 32 639 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 153 163 acres.. 11 445 11 805 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 42 acres.. 4 336 3 591 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 080 14 445 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 094 64 488 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 879 9 078 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 201 5 368 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 8 $100,000 or more .................... 27 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 707 12 439 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 988 55 532 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 100 109 Other ............................... 156 115 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 152 120 200 days or more ................... 125 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 143 126 number.. 10 287 8 673 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 107 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 124 number.. 5 125 3 936 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 31 number.. 2 226 5 867 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 28 number.. 6 456 7 002 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 64 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 5 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 9 number.. 1 563 980 1 896 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 83 100 acres.. 4 917 6 335 bushels.. 430 858 499 132 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 3 acres.. 120 294 bushels.. 1 750 9 065 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 66 58 acres.. 3 022 2 068 tons, dry.. 8 530 5 298 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 18 acres.. 78 919 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 9 acres.. 56 56 @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.