1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 509 517 Land in farms ..................acres.. 129 001 106 721 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 206 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 723 893 606 292 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 664 2 580 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 372 29 944 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 185 188 10 to 49 acres ...................... 176 190 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 57 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 363 395 acres.. 34 155 29 990 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 301 334 acres.. 25 025 19 673 Irrigated land .................farms.. 234 234 acres.. 26 106 17 114 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 116 397 81 553 Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 678 157 742 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 114 048 78 932 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 349 2 620 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 168 169 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 26 $100,000 or more .................... 54 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 91 008 68 442 Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 798 132 383 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 205 230 Other ............................... 304 287 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 284 307 200 days or more ................... 192 186 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 165 169 number.. 12 358 11 801 Beef cows ..................farms.. 142 152 number.. (D) 7 749 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 12 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 135 number.. 5 572 5 813 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 21 number.. 155 554 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 17 number.. 123 548 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 26 number.. 1 155 747 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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 10 acres.. 615 574 tons, dry.. (D) 2 934 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 27 acres.. 6 938 8 751 Land in orchards..............farms.. 175 196 acres.. 14 373 9 075 @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.