1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UNION COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 213 175 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 503 48 280 Average size of farm .......acres.. 293 276 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 408 651 355 457 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 347 1 179 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 084 23 753 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 70 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 72 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 166 138 acres.. 15 504 13 076 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 104 88 acres.. 6 763 3 626 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 13 acres.. 1 651 470 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 009 8 144 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 687 46 536 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 764 2 708 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 245 5 436 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 9 $100,000 or more .................... 14 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 886 8 582 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 412 49 039 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 78 78 Other ............................... 135 97 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 127 97 200 days or more ................... 100 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 169 142 number.. 10 824 7 026 Beef cows ..................farms.. 142 130 number.. 7 301 4 438 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. 38 19 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 148 137 number.. 5 442 3 126 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 21 number.. 412 1 480 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 17 number.. 442 2 787 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 19 acres.. 931 531 bushels.. 76 977 32 846 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 52 39 acres.. 3 411 1 446 tons, dry.. 12 282 6 481 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 21 acres.. 639 630 Land in orchards..............farms.. 21 15 acres.. 293 463 @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.