1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 438 430 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 971 79 270 Average size of farm .......acres.. 201 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 052 202 461 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 586 1 108 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 833 36 856 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 147 143 50 to 179 acres ..................... 137 131 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 369 381 acres.. 59 263 57 747 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 295 312 acres.. 47 476 42 462 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 25 acres.. 5 487 337 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 971 21 460 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 426 49 907 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 891 19 291 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 080 2 169 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 148 144 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 11 $100,000 or more .................... 78 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 820 16 616 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 533 38 733 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 217 220 Other ............................... 221 210 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 218 211 200 days or more ................... 145 154 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 226 224 number.. 8 634 7 090 Beef cows ..................farms.. 198 194 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 10 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 211 204 number.. 4 092 3 685 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 30 number.. 262 1 064 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 29 number.. 470 1 277 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 3 number.. 155 34 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 10 number.. 522 374 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 97 acres.. 860 2 317 bushels.. 67 396 170 082 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 30 75 acres.. 2 044 7 132 bushels.. 62 214 221 035 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 111 106 acres.. 3 360 2 747 tons, dry.. 7 458 6 713 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 30 acres.. 278 345 Land in orchards..............farms.. 39 50 acres.. 257 461 @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.