1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 342 315 Land in farms ..................acres.. 50 822 56 704 Average size of farm .......acres.. 149 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 249 245 232 732 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 608 1 381 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 310 18 232 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 121 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 272 276 acres.. 21 161 21 978 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 191 208 acres.. 10 027 9 731 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 25 acres.. 156 1 778 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 711 6 213 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 470 19 725 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 307 2 758 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 404 3 456 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 134 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 11 $100,000 or more .................... 13 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 969 6 123 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 376 19 377 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 125 138 Other ............................... 217 177 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 186 177 200 days or more ................... 138 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 167 161 number.. 5 348 6 907 Beef cows ..................farms.. 141 155 number.. 2 850 3 294 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. 10 16 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 165 161 number.. 2 516 3 560 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 19 number.. 697 670 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 17 number.. 942 2 068 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 21 number.. 322 263 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 1 103 730 1 177 600 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 33 45 acres.. 802 1 279 bushels.. 56 265 96 783 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 20 acres.. 668 1 630 bushels.. 19 277 50 193 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 113 109 acres.. 3 544 4 153 tons, dry.. 9 124 8 527 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 14 acres.. 48 144 Land in orchards..............farms.. 34 43 acres.. 240 435 @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.