1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 910 978 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 502 138 208 Average size of farm .......acres.. 123 141 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 447 093 382 517 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 060 2 710 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 695 30 468 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 271 326 10 to 49 acres ...................... 393 406 50 to 179 acres ..................... 158 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 758 818 acres.. 30 134 25 068 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 648 740 acres.. 14 292 13 583 Irrigated land .................farms.. 476 591 acres.. 10 419 8 460 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 120 358 78 882 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 261 80 656 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 114 011 71 537 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 346 7 345 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 264 296 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 111 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 126 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 153 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 65 $100,000 or more .................... 166 156 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 623 55 861 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 993 57 176 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 452 495 Other ............................... 458 483 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 448 502 200 days or more ................... 320 372 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 290 262 number.. 12 843 15 946 Beef cows ..................farms.. 239 225 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 251 233 number.. 6 367 7 147 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 48 number.. 1 004 1 000 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 35 number.. 1 621 1 147 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 3 number.. 167 23 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 35 number.. (D) 118 429 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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.. 75 75 acres.. 2 386 2 493 tons, dry.. 6 320 4 783 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 17 27 acres.. 290 950 Land in orchards..............farms.. 152 194 acres.. 1 930 3 017 @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.