1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 238 277 Land in farms ..................acres.. 35 165 44 962 Average size of farm .......acres.. 148 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 889 250 847 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 068 2 045 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 478 21 886 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 76 88 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 159 185 acres.. 6 131 13 490 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 105 106 acres.. 2 874 4 541 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 16 acres.. 54 33 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 572 27 816 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 849 100 418 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 552 770 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 020 27 046 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 146 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 4 $100,000 or more .................... 30 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 026 26 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 950 93 889 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 95 116 Other ............................... 143 161 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 130 166 200 days or more ................... 100 126 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 168 198 number.. 6 612 10 111 Beef cows ..................farms.. 141 155 number.. 3 128 3 234 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 16 number.. 910 4 366 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 154 number.. 2 334 4 123 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 23 number.. 397 387 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 17 number.. 464 602 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 80 15 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 34 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 26 24 number.. 13 041 909 10 896 208 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 22 acres.. 172 125 bushels.. 15 800 9 188 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.. 64 61 acres.. 1 918 3 836 tons, dry.. 5 227 10 523 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 4 acres.. 18 14 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 20 acres.. 126 126 @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.