1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 389 1 320 Land in farms ..................acres.. 185 311 199 098 Average size of farm .......acres.. 133 151 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 406 637 480 005 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 990 3 052 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 520 25 693 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 311 300 10 to 49 acres ...................... 641 582 50 to 179 acres ..................... 239 251 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 186 1 161 acres.. 80 063 95 428 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 985 1 008 acres.. 41 475 39 843 Irrigated land .................farms.. 717 744 acres.. 26 206 24 373 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 168 137 90 258 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 049 68 378 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 144 075 72 082 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 062 18 177 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 498 589 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 156 135 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 146 129 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 193 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 95 79 $100,000 or more .................... 169 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 115 799 73 048 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 308 55 339 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 553 601 Other ............................... 836 719 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 779 729 200 days or more ................... 569 490 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 495 388 number.. 34 442 28 552 Beef cows ..................farms.. 399 325 number.. 17 693 15 878 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 21 number.. 2 577 3 052 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 417 325 number.. 15 782 13 462 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 44 number.. 414 813 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 29 number.. 355 803 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 10 number.. 232 132 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 53 53 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 58 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (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.. 144 129 acres.. 9 413 8 759 tons, dry.. 20 431 19 176 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 41 acres.. 433 3 005 Land in orchards..............farms.. 598 599 acres.. 25 964 22 975 @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.