1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALHOUN COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 130 132 Land in farms ..................acres.. 43 799 43 314 Average size of farm .......acres.. 337 328 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 395 452 355 378 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 298 1 062 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 783 53 218 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 108 110 acres.. 27 223 30 422 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 88 76 acres.. 19 928 20 725 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 12 acres.. 1 107 1 148 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 197 15 159 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 592 114 843 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 495 13 534 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 702 1 625 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 8 $100,000 or more .................... 23 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 325 12 952 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 791 97 382 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 69 71 Other ............................... 61 61 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 64 58 200 days or more ................... 43 36 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 59 58 number.. 3 711 4 526 Beef cows ..................farms.. 52 53 number.. 1 871 2 612 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. 406 398 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 54 57 number.. 1 410 1 368 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 8 number.. 270 735 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 10 number.. 202 1 052 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 19 acres.. 1 417 1 910 bushels.. 121 149 160 026 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 24 acres.. 5 123 5 984 bushels.. 132 712 203 823 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 35 30 acres.. 1 348 922 tons, dry.. 3 240 1 781 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 3 acres.. 17 120 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 7 acres.. 136 142 @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.