1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 344 352 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 222 59 642 Average size of farm .......acres.. 108 169 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 331 507 476 796 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 870 3 171 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 688 18 505 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 148 133 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 139 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 46 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 267 270 acres.. 6 599 9 542 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 214 214 acres.. 4 020 4 499 Irrigated land .................farms.. 171 164 acres.. 3 658 3 155 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 966 20 399 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 040 57 951 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 232 18 199 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 733 2 200 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 137 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 21 $100,000 or more .................... 32 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 566 15 511 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 636 44 067 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 152 186 Other ............................... 192 166 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 169 166 200 days or more ................... 112 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 97 114 number.. 6 504 6 796 Beef cows ..................farms.. 77 101 number.. (D) 4 890 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 33 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 80 99 number.. 2 581 3 150 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 9 number.. 143 115 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 7 number.. 227 244 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 43 96 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 16 number.. 771 303 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) 514 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.. 19 15 acres.. 1 226 692 tons, dry.. 3 632 1 111 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 22 acres.. 253 1 456 Land in orchards..............farms.. 94 90 acres.. 1 721 1 825 @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.