1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 779 652 Land in farms ..................acres.. 489 579 483 835 Average size of farm .......acres.. 628 742 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 190 743 1 532 899 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 909 2 103 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 690 75 284 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 137 109 10 to 49 acres ...................... 282 219 50 to 179 acres ..................... 160 134 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 85 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 79 Total cropland .................farms.. 597 509 acres.. 121 762 118 077 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 471 390 acres.. 93 135 80 883 Irrigated land .................farms.. 418 341 acres.. 88 103 83 301 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 202 863 185 929 Average per farm .........dollars.. 260 414 285 168 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 167 155 152 296 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 708 33 633 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 218 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 75 $100,000 or more .................... 177 161 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 157 457 132 786 Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 127 203 659 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 346 320 Other ............................... 433 332 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 445 356 200 days or more ................... 314 254 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 369 320 number.. 110 926 95 824 Beef cows ..................farms.. 313 284 number.. 66 136 57 942 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 11 number.. 6 488 7 496 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 328 280 number.. 54 010 47 919 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 12 number.. 391 134 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 6 number.. 819 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 12 number.. 525 247 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 30 42 acres.. 3 815 4 512 tons, dry.. 13 760 13 419 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 9 acres.. 1 460 1 427 Land in orchards..............farms.. 363 261 acres.. 83 957 69 558 @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.