1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 476 383 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 844 96 730 Average size of farm .......acres.. 166 253 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 967 228 124 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 329 792 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 022 23 180 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 224 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 370 333 acres.. 35 304 51 080 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 241 244 acres.. 15 014 12 310 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 30 acres.. 634 989 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 768 22 256 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 529 58 108 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 737 3 275 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 031 18 981 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 221 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 20 $100,000 or more .................... 41 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 441 19 929 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 507 52 169 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 188 178 Other ............................... 288 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 275 206 200 days or more ................... 197 142 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 276 216 number.. 12 544 9 891 Beef cows ..................farms.. 235 190 number.. 5 426 4 279 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 12 number.. 52 43 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 260 193 number.. 7 760 6 058 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 32 number.. 215 1 571 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 33 number.. 828 2 386 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 73 41 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 23 34 number.. 6 662 405 7 061 313 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 57 69 acres.. 1 431 3 029 bushels.. 106 078 217 928 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 20 acres.. 1 587 1 688 bushels.. 41 265 53 545 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 147 126 acres.. 4 288 3 643 tons, dry.. 11 136 6 892 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 15 acres.. 181 574 Land in orchards..............farms.. 44 41 acres.. 338 681 @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.