1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 459 418 Land in farms ..................acres.. 391 871 351 885 Average size of farm .......acres.. 854 842 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 227 122 1 264 286 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 506 1 432 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 969 73 331 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 114 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 79 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 255 241 acres.. 72 659 72 717 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 139 124 acres.. 36 466 30 509 Irrigated land .................farms.. 87 83 acres.. 35 210 27 662 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 138 006 133 235 Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 666 318 743 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 243 23 706 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 104 762 109 528 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 43 $100,000 or more .................... 81 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 113 106 110 466 Average per farm .........dollars.. 246 419 263 641 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 190 192 Other ............................... 269 226 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 290 264 200 days or more ................... 221 200 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 381 338 number.. 157 714 156 305 Beef cows ..................farms.. 346 293 number.. 68 234 64 038 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 30 number.. 35 707 36 607 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 360 318 number.. 71 224 72 046 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 35 number.. 258 276 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 19 number.. 351 160 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 93 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 19 number.. 169 232 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 46 44 acres.. 14 203 12 999 tons, dry.. 41 389 51 259 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 2 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 67 62 acres.. 16 119 14 009 @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.