1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEVY COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 549 473 Land in farms ..................acres.. 157 376 190 553 Average size of farm .......acres.. 287 403 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 364 963 374 647 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 325 929 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 595 29 151 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 157 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 151 140 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 376 369 acres.. 68 488 70 593 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 229 241 acres.. 31 715 24 494 Irrigated land .................farms.. 82 82 acres.. 13 022 9 895 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 822 42 558 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 393 89 975 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 562 10 384 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 260 32 175 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 37 $100,000 or more .................... 58 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 145 34 680 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 783 73 474 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 232 228 Other ............................... 317 245 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 329 262 200 days or more ................... 237 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 364 329 number.. 52 661 46 227 Beef cows ..................farms.. 306 286 number.. 21 840 19 090 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 11 number.. 7 293 9 070 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 341 317 number.. 20 276 22 111 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 54 number.. 440 1 445 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 41 number.. 817 2 661 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 6 number.. 85 122 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 23 number.. 215 313 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 23 acres.. 776 872 bushels.. 66 708 53 261 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 147 155 acres.. 12 564 10 420 tons, dry.. 33 372 26 947 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 46 65 acres.. 2 399 2 814 Land in orchards..............farms.. 21 25 acres.. 97 124 @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.