1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 486 481 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 577 132 208 Average size of farm .......acres.. 271 275 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 380 680 212 290 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 397 794 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 222 19 287 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 186 148 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 143 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 372 429 acres.. 54 254 58 083 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 253 300 acres.. 26 437 25 666 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 61 acres.. 4 312 2 686 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 992 19 888 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 827 41 348 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 678 6 584 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 314 13 304 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 169 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 16 $100,000 or more .................... 55 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 646 18 026 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 816 37 555 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 227 224 Other ............................... 259 257 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 250 250 200 days or more ................... 183 173 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 308 311 number.. 20 533 18 736 Beef cows ..................farms.. 268 279 number.. (D) 10 232 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 6 number.. (D) 42 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 306 291 number.. 11 635 8 607 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 62 number.. 4 114 11 849 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 60 number.. 14 066 23 131 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 110 81 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 22 number.. (D) 131 125 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 22 15 number.. 6 033 082 3 422 759 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 81 acres.. 7 156 6 513 bushels.. 450 118 373 206 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 25 acres.. 4 191 4 734 bushels.. 104 776 123 093 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 141 152 acres.. 6 162 7 078 tons, dry.. 16 266 16 872 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 20 23 acres.. 1 017 1 152 Land in orchards..............farms.. 30 54 acres.. 540 1 376 @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.