1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 274 315 Land in farms ..................acres.. 43 579 36 230 Average size of farm .......acres.. 159 115 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 500 202 625 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 680 1 963 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 215 21 202 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 116 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 220 258 acres.. 10 268 14 185 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 154 173 acres.. 4 143 4 447 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 31 acres.. 264 553 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 402 16 900 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 509 53 652 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 160 1 914 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 242 14 986 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 20 $100,000 or more .................... 22 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 445 13 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 369 44 282 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 111 112 Other ............................... 163 203 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 159 188 200 days or more ................... 122 159 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 187 198 number.. 9 527 9 477 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 168 number.. 5 203 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 523 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 171 181 number.. 5 871 5 312 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 15 number.. 279 492 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 12 number.. 320 1 237 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 3 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 19 number.. 9 418 002 7 849 400 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 21 acres.. 280 541 bushels.. 18 235 32 835 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.. 91 74 acres.. 3 409 2 745 tons, dry.. 13 608 12 856 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 42 acres.. 110 817 Land in orchards..............farms.. 34 49 acres.. 261 336 @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.