1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 464 2 294 Land in farms ..................acres.. 621 489 611 336 Average size of farm .......acres.. 252 266 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 531 715 676 596 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 110 2 636 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 131 34 205 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 503 475 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 031 954 50 to 179 acres ..................... 513 470 180 to 499 acres .................... 206 191 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 132 110 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 006 1 895 acres.. 186 878 201 621 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 703 1 619 acres.. 129 262 125 944 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 387 1 276 acres.. 118 085 116 734 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 253 459 203 350 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 865 88 644 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 204 062 169 614 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 396 33 737 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 702 774 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 269 249 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 311 260 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 377 349 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 287 238 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 209 183 $100,000 or more .................... 309 241 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 187 552 157 078 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 086 68 473 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 969 959 Other ............................... 1 495 1 335 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 364 1 310 200 days or more ................... 1 031 986 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 925 840 number.. 95 768 94 924 Beef cows ..................farms.. 801 762 number.. 62 722 62 673 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 33 number.. 2 116 3 994 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 845 765 number.. 49 759 44 496 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 58 number.. 969 4 168 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 43 number.. 1 482 7 135 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 15 number.. 203 296 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 42 60 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 11 bushels.. (D) (D) 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.. 158 161 acres.. 7 371 7 574 tons, dry.. 15 509 19 283 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 26 55 acres.. 783 1 204 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 412 1 315 acres.. 114 531 113 076 @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.