1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 305 305 Land in farms ..................acres.. 183 724 190 788 Average size of farm .......acres.. 602 626 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 617 780 1 863 414 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 704 3 189 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 400 128 672 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 91 87 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 35 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 205 224 acres.. 75 180 79 264 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 156 191 acres.. 64 205 66 727 Irrigated land .................farms.. 127 145 acres.. 61 615 58 742 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 145 023 155 038 Average per farm .........dollars.. 475 486 508 320 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 116 737 136 964 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 286 18 073 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 17 $100,000 or more .................... 80 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 118 830 111 967 Average per farm .........dollars.. 388 333 365 906 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 143 147 Other ............................... 162 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 156 200 days or more ................... 120 103 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 137 121 number.. 26 062 33 623 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 102 number.. (D) 18 253 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 6 number.. (D) 2 765 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 123 109 number.. 13 211 14 349 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 11 number.. 256 121 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 8 number.. 300 414 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 10 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 3 5 acres.. 7 107 10 354 tons.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 9 19 acres.. 1 922 4 316 tons, dry.. 5 684 7 872 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 12 acres.. (D) 2 495 Land in orchards..............farms.. 80 85 acres.. 51 467 49 231 @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.