1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 294 288 Land in farms ..................acres.. 49 192 70 672 Average size of farm .......acres.. 167 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 339 900 449 229 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 726 2 279 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 560 16 359 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 61 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 212 210 acres.. 20 661 15 057 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 137 135 acres.. 6 950 4 904 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 62 acres.. 508 658 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 172 5 561 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 992 19 308 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 692 2 504 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 480 3 056 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 11 $100,000 or more .................... 14 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 761 5 762 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 248 20 076 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 117 121 Other ............................... 177 167 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 157 146 200 days or more ................... 110 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 186 182 number.. 9 578 10 341 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 168 number.. 6 871 6 652 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 25 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 174 167 number.. 5 432 5 165 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 26 number.. 317 562 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 24 number.. 375 1 150 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 25 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 29 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (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.. 67 56 acres.. 4 434 2 918 tons, dry.. 8 171 5 488 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 6 acres.. 93 205 Land in orchards..............farms.. 27 33 acres.. 352 310 @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.