1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 149 166 Land in farms ..................acres.. 49 631 48 839 Average size of farm .......acres.. 333 294 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 748 864 558 362 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 256 1 817 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 770 142 360 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 108 134 acres.. 24 597 28 658 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 95 113 acres.. 20 319 25 190 Irrigated land .................farms.. 78 93 acres.. 19 861 24 208 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 047 45 831 Average per farm .........dollars.. 309 042 276 089 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 030 44 285 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 017 1 546 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 8 $100,000 or more .................... 50 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 689 33 994 Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 392 204 782 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 91 107 Other ............................... 58 59 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 56 71 200 days or more ................... 39 45 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 39 43 number.. 4 525 4 296 Beef cows ..................farms.. 34 36 number.. (D) 3 146 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 33 36 number.. 2 171 1 902 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. 33 156 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 6 number.. 75 136 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 4 number.. 153 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 1 acres.. 1 075 (D) bushels.. 104 770 (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.. 16 10 acres.. 442 843 tons, dry.. 943 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 11 acres.. 1 066 1 066 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 4 acres.. 10 9 @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.