1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 243 263 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 539 100 764 Average size of farm .......acres.. 278 383 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 456 258 666 946 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 575 1 784 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 054 25 111 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 79 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 187 217 acres.. 16 467 19 769 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 132 150 acres.. 4 613 7 881 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 50 acres.. 2 531 2 781 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 463 3 843 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 252 14 613 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 345 1 663 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 118 2 180 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 3 $100,000 or more .................... 4 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 360 4 164 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 016 15 832 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 70 84 Other ............................... 173 179 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 162 171 200 days or more ................... 134 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 109 128 number.. 6 550 5 724 Beef cows ..................farms.. 96 112 number.. (D) 2 734 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 62 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 98 120 number.. 2 025 4 092 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 24 number.. 540 801 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 23 number.. 507 769 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) 121 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 30 number.. 286 1 140 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 44 acres.. 916 2 825 bushels.. 66 058 150 735 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 43 43 acres.. 2 953 3 026 tons, dry.. 5 527 8 862 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 19 acres.. 205 108 Land in orchards..............farms.. 21 40 acres.. 144 289 @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.