1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 322 274 Land in farms ..................acres.. 55 268 45 214 Average size of farm .......acres.. 172 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 495 143 811 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 204 968 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 528 20 601 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 144 113 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 247 236 acres.. 25 583 24 704 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 185 191 acres.. 13 404 13 237 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 18 acres.. 322 179 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 352 10 994 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 042 40 123 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 629 3 464 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 722 7 529 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 11 $100,000 or more .................... 20 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 653 8 930 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 872 32 591 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 130 133 Other ............................... 192 141 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 187 136 200 days or more ................... 135 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 194 175 number.. 9 503 8 881 Beef cows ..................farms.. 164 148 number.. 4 811 3 580 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 18 number.. 655 1 597 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 170 number.. 5 014 5 884 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 26 number.. 342 990 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 27 number.. 339 1 956 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 82 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 17 number.. (D) 297 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 1 000 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 60 acres.. 3 246 2 858 bushels.. 260 002 262 274 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 17 acres.. 2 207 1 255 bushels.. 48 119 39 348 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 116 104 acres.. 5 734 5 676 tons, dry.. 10 688 11 557 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 33 acres.. 913 865 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 17 acres.. 154 141 @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.