1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 391 400 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 794 105 621 Average size of farm .......acres.. 219 264 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 467 078 352 198 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 440 1 383 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 055 32 746 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 147 50 to 179 acres ..................... 97 89 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 307 328 acres.. 17 218 23 655 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 239 267 acres.. 9 556 13 337 Irrigated land .................farms.. 153 175 acres.. 6 630 9 560 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 023 33 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 017 83 296 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 538 27 916 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 486 5 402 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 18 $100,000 or more .................... 45 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 087 26 612 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 046 66 529 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 181 188 Other ............................... 210 212 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 195 216 200 days or more ................... 149 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 186 183 number.. 9 010 9 243 Beef cows ..................farms.. 160 167 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 168 170 number.. 4 813 5 137 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 26 number.. 531 397 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 20 number.. 658 563 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. 11 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 1 116 bushels.. (D) 79 360 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.. 65 67 acres.. 2 396 2 875 tons, dry.. 5 981 6 496 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 16 acres.. 814 520 Land in orchards..............farms.. 43 57 acres.. 291 460 @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.