1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUWANNEE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 840 932 Land in farms ..................acres.. 158 406 161 936 Average size of farm .......acres.. 189 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 289 572 232 428 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 547 1 174 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 678 25 359 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 278 311 50 to 179 acres ..................... 301 317 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 206 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 676 802 acres.. 86 524 96 048 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 471 560 acres.. 47 269 40 934 Irrigated land .................farms.. 128 163 acres.. 15 244 12 869 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 121 153 93 048 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 230 99 837 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 493 27 044 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 80 660 66 004 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 264 289 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 114 148 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 32 $100,000 or more .................... 164 162 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 93 431 72 163 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 360 77 428 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 420 509 Other ............................... 420 423 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 411 455 200 days or more ................... 304 306 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 562 597 number.. 38 533 36 834 Beef cows ..................farms.. 480 486 number.. 17 342 16 335 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 36 number.. 7 449 5 912 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 544 564 number.. 17 341 17 679 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 95 number.. 586 4 747 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 89 number.. 943 8 612 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 14 number.. 19 227 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 49 number.. 518 390 415 890 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 60 80 number.. 27 587 859 26 235 761 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 99 94 acres.. 7 418 5 920 bushels.. 535 925 445 911 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 11 acres.. 1 185 860 bushels.. 29 261 24 194 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. 109 (D) tons.. 3 992 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 267 319 acres.. 16 805 16 722 tons, dry.. 55 785 40 586 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 40 58 acres.. 6 838 4 139 Land in orchards..............farms.. 67 111 acres.. 904 971 @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.