1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 437 447 Land in farms ..................acres.. 168 399 174 673 Average size of farm .......acres.. 385 391 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 243 117 1 400 034 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 169 3 591 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 604 78 377 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 188 205 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 83 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 390 412 acres.. 85 820 86 343 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 373 387 acres.. 76 135 76 610 Irrigated land .................farms.. 331 346 acres.. 77 411 77 493 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 144 145 065 Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 722 324 530 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 90 076 139 807 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 069 5 258 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 60 $100,000 or more .................... 103 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 830 99 283 Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 978 222 608 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 256 244 Other ............................... 181 203 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 213 227 200 days or more ................... 151 164 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 63 59 number.. 19 197 17 201 Beef cows ..................farms.. 51 52 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 57 55 number.. 8 781 10 073 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 195 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 63 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 13 number.. 292 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 6 9 acres.. 511 1 230 tons, dry.. 1 408 4 909 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 5 acres.. 1 050 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 343 343 acres.. 72 971 72 551 @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.