1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 844 808 Land in farms ..................acres.. 244 552 244 185 Average size of farm .......acres.. 290 302 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 497 247 068 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 104 828 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 161 35 034 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 183 173 50 to 179 acres ..................... 320 265 180 to 499 acres .................... 186 210 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 728 758 acres.. 136 123 151 053 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 581 677 acres.. 89 386 80 035 Irrigated land .................farms.. 102 113 acres.. 18 314 13 365 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 455 52 626 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 965 65 132 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 411 34 299 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 044 18 327 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 241 144 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 187 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 85 $100,000 or more .................... 113 126 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 269 39 569 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 582 48 971 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 444 443 Other ............................... 400 365 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 378 386 200 days or more ................... 293 262 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 453 414 number.. 36 549 35 175 Beef cows ..................farms.. 393 362 number.. 18 663 16 242 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 21 number.. 2 131 3 091 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 449 401 number.. 16 593 16 057 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 90 134 number.. 11 001 21 305 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 90 135 number.. 18 468 37 620 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 66 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 222 272 acres.. 13 104 15 430 bushels.. 1 147 364 1 203 245 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 129 85 acres.. 11 399 8 904 bushels.. 246 964 271 151 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 10 0 acres.. 315 0 tons.. 10 174 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 240 246 acres.. 9 727 8 857 tons, dry.. 27 477 21 138 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 68 83 acres.. 2 161 2 136 Land in orchards..............farms.. 35 57 acres.. 476 558 @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.