1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 129 124 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 895 4 123 Average size of farm .......acres.. 15 33 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 283 991 227 337 Average per acre .........dollars.. 23 143 11 243 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 107 23 159 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 93 86 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 4 180 to 499 acres .................... 1 4 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 107 100 acres.. 902 1 888 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 100 90 acres.. 530 706 Irrigated land .................farms.. 74 65 acres.. 249 288 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 867 11 460 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 994 92 423 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 707 11 228 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 160 233 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 8 $100,000 or more .................... 12 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 813 8 528 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 566 69 330 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 53 51 Other ............................... 76 73 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 64 54 200 days or more ................... 46 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 11 14 number.. 214 634 Beef cows ..................farms.. 9 12 number.. 171 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 10 14 number.. 119 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 3 number.. 56 8 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 0 number.. 156 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) 115 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, dry.. (D) (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 22 acres.. 254 225 @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.