1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOLMES COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 578 523 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 582 86 706 Average size of farm .......acres.. 152 166 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 569 141 788 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 476 911 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 727 19 725 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 148 120 50 to 179 acres ..................... 262 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 450 442 acres.. 41 243 40 690 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 315 296 acres.. 18 969 17 202 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 20 acres.. 276 421 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 534 31 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 557 59 898 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 210 5 646 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 324 25 680 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 221 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 21 $100,000 or more .................... 77 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 870 27 308 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 369 52 114 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 259 248 Other ............................... 319 275 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 303 287 200 days or more ................... 193 200 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 351 305 number.. 17 279 16 307 Beef cows ..................farms.. 306 251 number.. 8 246 6 973 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 24 number.. 1 254 1 671 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 329 294 number.. 7 954 7 464 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 41 number.. 682 1 704 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 43 number.. 1 952 3 195 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 140 42 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 29 number.. 125 925 175 233 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 56 61 number.. 11 865 247 13 755 656 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 67 81 acres.. 1 862 3 145 bushels.. 134 598 209 598 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 14 acres.. 1 894 1 472 bushels.. 27 940 39 364 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 221 157 acres.. 7 698 4 888 tons, dry.. 17 326 14 853 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 31 41 acres.. 651 884 Land in orchards..............farms.. 22 30 acres.. 102 213 @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.