1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 470 496 Land in farms ..................acres.. 276 573 199 724 Average size of farm .......acres.. 588 403 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 909 187 562 655 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 474 1 422 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 701 35 264 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 179 200 10 to 49 acres ...................... 173 161 50 to 179 acres ..................... 60 71 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 387 408 acres.. 26 729 35 435 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 339 373 acres.. 21 691 21 081 Irrigated land .................farms.. 184 185 acres.. 30 636 24 958 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 956 35 136 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 758 70 838 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 485 20 834 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 471 14 302 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 178 217 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 31 $100,000 or more .................... 46 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 911 28 023 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 379 56 499 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 170 173 Other ............................... 300 323 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 269 288 200 days or more ................... 192 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 115 111 number.. 23 757 25 305 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 99 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 106 100 number.. 11 699 13 460 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 14 number.. 171 134 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 10 number.. 671 101 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 51 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 17 number.. (D) 320 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 12 13 acres.. 1 075 725 tons, dry.. 2 349 3 113 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 14 acres.. 305 437 Land in orchards..............farms.. 234 277 acres.. 11 645 10 545 @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.