1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 718 720 Land in farms ..................acres.. 183 374 253 330 Average size of farm .......acres.. 255 352 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 467 695 489 501 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 733 1 310 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 821 28 817 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 291 267 50 to 179 acres ..................... 221 200 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 131 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 488 537 acres.. 54 694 62 382 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 263 309 acres.. 17 562 27 905 Irrigated land .................farms.. 95 118 acres.. 2 106 3 974 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 442 36 892 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 970 51 239 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 488 15 270 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 954 21 622 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 272 240 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 135 121 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 120 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 37 $100,000 or more .................... 50 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 726 30 419 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 670 42 248 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 298 347 Other ............................... 420 373 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 400 388 200 days or more ................... 289 274 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 613 594 number.. 48 043 55 016 Beef cows ..................farms.. 551 529 number.. 29 859 36 209 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 21 number.. 1 892 1 343 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 574 537 number.. 25 534 33 990 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 43 number.. 447 522 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 32 number.. 733 714 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 10 number.. 84 80 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 31 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 62 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.. 194 219 acres.. 13 180 17 105 tons, dry.. 25 388 25 519 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 42 68 acres.. 1 482 3 384 Land in orchards..............farms.. 23 22 acres.. 239 216 @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.