1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 209 214 Land in farms ..................acres.. 290 340 227 202 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 389 1 062 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 877 627 1 310 837 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 359 1 232 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 117 40 812 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 138 162 acres.. 44 577 35 622 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 107 138 acres.. 28 755 21 927 Irrigated land .................farms.. 72 95 acres.. 26 496 17 882 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 162 37 903 Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 010 177 117 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 862 31 928 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 300 5 975 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 13 $100,000 or more .................... 46 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 677 30 137 Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 274 141 488 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 99 93 Other ............................... 110 121 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 106 112 200 days or more ................... 80 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 108 100 number.. 25 159 26 513 Beef cows ..................farms.. 90 85 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 101 85 number.. 12 980 13 246 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 4 number.. 12 73 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 71 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 8 number.. 118 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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.. 13 13 acres.. 1 209 1 465 tons, dry.. 3 512 2 359 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 11 acres.. 1 201 1 335 Land in orchards..............farms.. 69 99 acres.. 23 504 15 489 @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.