1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 669 1 654 Land in farms ..................acres.. 265 572 296 242 Average size of farm .......acres.. 159 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 491 266 448 675 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 094 2 606 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 787 19 515 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 274 269 10 to 49 acres ...................... 762 721 50 to 179 acres ..................... 423 417 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 146 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 123 1 155 acres.. 100 264 114 134 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 585 577 acres.. 34 020 40 290 Irrigated land .................farms.. 208 188 acres.. 6 115 5 217 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 101 530 64 074 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 833 38 739 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 934 17 688 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 78 596 46 387 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 728 715 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 242 261 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 177 212 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 172 176 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 118 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 75 $100,000 or more .................... 156 109 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 87 600 62 914 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 486 38 014 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 784 817 Other ............................... 885 837 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 865 845 200 days or more ................... 563 571 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 814 807 number.. 51 792 48 424 Beef cows ..................farms.. 695 697 number.. 27 867 25 839 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 43 number.. 3 819 3 252 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 726 727 number.. 24 154 27 281 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 101 113 number.. 2 509 2 546 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 72 number.. 3 741 4 273 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 23 number.. 628 422 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 69 85 number.. 1 311 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 20 acres.. 630 512 bushels.. 61 038 24 890 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 1 acres.. 150 (D) bushels.. 4 410 (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 303 324 acres.. 20 307 24 824 tons, dry.. 44 014 54 992 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 58 49 acres.. 4 081 2 041 Land in orchards..............farms.. 125 125 acres.. 1 549 2 114 @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.