1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 951 922 Land in farms ..................acres.. 161 939 221 232 Average size of farm .......acres.. 170 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 500 412 506 609 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 149 2 224 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 165 29 495 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 183 171 10 to 49 acres ...................... 435 409 50 to 179 acres ..................... 200 188 180 to 499 acres .................... 70 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 718 717 acres.. 58 038 65 105 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 560 563 acres.. 24 949 27 267 Irrigated land .................farms.. 327 325 acres.. 12 940 11 024 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 84 301 62 193 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 644 67 455 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 208 21 511 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 093 40 683 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 336 357 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 136 140 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 138 124 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 126 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 29 $100,000 or more .................... 87 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 726 52 314 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 422 56 678 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 411 405 Other ............................... 540 517 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 518 505 200 days or more ................... 369 374 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 509 499 number.. 41 448 42 957 Beef cows ..................farms.. 438 437 number.. 22 362 25 536 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 33 number.. 5 150 5 133 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 471 442 number.. 25 097 24 948 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 42 number.. 3 620 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 28 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 7 number.. 72 41 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 45 number.. (D) 1 791 146 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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.. 153 159 acres.. 7 854 11 184 tons, dry.. 19 394 23 150 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 28 acres.. 442 786 Land in orchards..............farms.. 331 334 acres.. 14 418 14 364 @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.