1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 403 389 Land in farms ..................acres.. 604 677 529 835 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 500 1 362 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 288 707 2 539 049 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 868 1 869 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 390 133 351 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 89 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 278 292 acres.. 204 996 195 139 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 245 246 acres.. 183 206 178 124 Irrigated land .................farms.. 221 236 acres.. 184 109 178 504 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 323 438 273 308 Average per farm .........dollars.. 802 575 702 590 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 308 649 254 368 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 788 18 939 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 32 $100,000 or more .................... 127 118 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 225 770 201 517 Average per farm .........dollars.. 558 838 518 038 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 209 221 Other ............................... 194 168 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 200 200 days or more ................... 173 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 156 152 number.. 91 875 92 100 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 142 number.. (D) 42 644 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 456 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 151 146 number.. 36 450 45 022 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 7 number.. 81 48 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 2 number.. 87 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 7 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) 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.. 14 19 acres.. 54 008 53 775 tons.. 2 028 888 1 836 799 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 5 10 acres.. 995 645 tons, dry.. 310 2 952 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 25 acres.. 9 936 6 197 Land in orchards..............farms.. 186 181 acres.. 114 618 112 031 @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.