1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAKULLA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 88 83 Land in farms ..................acres.. 11 426 8 679 Average size of farm .......acres.. 130 105 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 223 264 149 612 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 720 1 431 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 014 21 876 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 11 8 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 56 46 acres.. 3 640 3 623 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 38 27 acres.. 1 412 1 103 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 4 acres.. 221 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 062 1 516 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 798 18 261 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 498 426 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 564 1 090 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 0 $100,000 or more .................... 3 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 318 1 392 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 976 16 771 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 34 30 Other ............................... 54 53 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 51 50 200 days or more ................... 44 38 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 44 44 number.. 1 659 970 Beef cows ..................farms.. 37 31 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 40 32 number.. 1 053 735 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 17 number.. 710 575 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 18 number.. 927 1 550 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 37 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) 175 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 8 acres.. 43 272 bushels.. (D) 12 430 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.. 21 10 acres.. 945 383 tons, dry.. 2 294 980 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 7 acres.. 20 47 Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) @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.