1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 342 297 Land in farms ..................acres.. 126 590 118 352 Average size of farm .......acres.. 370 398 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 498 805 575 501 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 429 1 563 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 207 26 932 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 88 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 290 264 acres.. 33 477 37 031 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 227 209 acres.. 17 860 16 669 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 80 acres.. 1 432 4 257 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 050 21 046 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 779 70 861 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 970 10 202 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 080 10 844 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 19 $100,000 or more .................... 26 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 637 18 451 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 059 61 917 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 126 119 Other ............................... 216 178 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 179 200 days or more ................... 180 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 148 133 number.. 11 320 18 750 Beef cows ..................farms.. 126 101 number.. (D) 6 135 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) 2 246 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 130 123 number.. 6 158 10 319 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 20 number.. 574 2 011 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 22 number.. 538 2 911 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 2 number.. 212 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 13 number.. (D) 200 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 45 45 acres.. 3 441 4 553 bushels.. 211 179 283 744 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 5 acres.. 1 940 1 462 bushels.. 55 640 40 075 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 3 0 acres.. 4 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 76 63 acres.. 3 422 3 544 tons, dry.. 8 148 9 652 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 23 24 acres.. 642 876 Land in orchards..............farms.. 81 95 acres.. 2 423 2 665 @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.