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Subject: Florida Agriculture
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Asked by: orlfan-ga
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Posted: 19 Feb 2004 05:21 PST
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Question ID: 308316
I am looking for a break down by county of agricultural acerage in the state
of Florida. If possible by crop

Clarification of Question by orlfan-ga on 19 Feb 2004 05:26 PST
acreage 
I am looking for a break down by county of agricultural acreage in the state
of Florida. If possible by crop
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Subject: Re: Florida Agriculture
Answered By: revbrenda1st-ga on 19 Feb 2004 09:09 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hi, orlfan,

I've found an excellent website which is maintained by the Florida
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. It's PDF format, so
you'll need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view it. It's
too difficult to properly list the figures I've found, but I will give
you the total acreage per county, as well as the page on the document
where you can see the crop breakdown.

Citrus Acreage By Counties  Page 6 of 29
Crops include breakdown by oranges and grapefruit -- all types -- and
specialty fruits.

Alachua  21
Brevard  8,293
Broward  8
Charlotte  20,493
Citrus  147
Collier 567
DeSoto  70,365
Glades  384
Hardee  54,961
Hendry  94,139
Hernando  1,046
Highlands  77,391
Hillsborough  23,734
Indian River  56,012
Lake 10,841  18,835
Lee 3,913  11,874
Manatee  21,922
Marion  1,208
Martin  1,117 42,208
Miami-Dade  388
Okeechobee  12,035
Orange  6,884
Osceola  14,313
Palm Beach  7,964
Pasco  10,467
Pinellas  38
Polk  100,202
Putnam  38
St. Lucie  92,490
Sarasota  2,182
Seminole 8 1,322
Volusia  1,448
Total  796,540

Starting on page 23 of 29, you can scroll along the next pages to view
acreage, yield and production, by district and county, some for the
years 2000 and 2001 and others for the years 2001 and 2002 for corn,
peanuts, soybeans, flue-cured tobacco, cotton, sugarcane and wheat.
http://www.florida-agriculture.com/pubs/pdf/03AGfactsPart2.pdf

There is another section which deals with field crops in a similar
fashion, but it's not available on-line. You can, however, order the
Florida Agricultural Fast Facts Directory from this page:
http://www.florida-agriculture.com/pubs/agfacts.htm

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What follows will provide you with approximate totals and information,
since I couldn't get exact figures as per above.

Following is a list of cash commodities by county:  Pages 13, 14, 15

Alachua - Watermelons, hogs, corn, hay, peanuts, radishes, nursery
crops and tobacco.
Baker ? Tobacco and poultry.
Bay ? Seafood.
Bradford ? Tobacco and poultry.
Brevard ? Citrus and seafood.
Broward - Equine, seafood and nursery crops.
Calhoun - Corn, cotton, peanuts and soybeans.
Charlotte ? Grapefruit, watermelons and seafood.
Citrus ? Poultry and seafood.
Clay ? Poultry.
Collier - Tomatoes, watermelons grapefruit, oranges, radishes and bell peppers.
Columbia ? Tobacco, corn, peanuts and hogs.
Dade - Snap beans, tomatoes, sweet corn, limes, bell peppers, potatoes, radishes,
seafood, floriculture crops and nursery crops.
DeSoto - Beef cattle and oranges.
Dixie ? Seafood.
Duval ? Poultry and seafood.
Escambia ? Corn, cotton, seafood and soybeans.
Flagler - Potatoes and cabbage.
Franklin ? Seafood.
Gadsden - Corn, cotton, peanuts, soybeans and tobacco.
Gilchrist - Corn, peanuts, dairy cattle, watermelon and tobacco.
Glades ? Sugarcane, beef cattle and citrus.
Gulf ? Seafood.
Hamilton - Tobacco, corn, poultry and cotton.
Hardee - Oranges, phosphate and beef cattle.
Hendry - Oranges, beef cattle, dairy cattle, cucumbers, radishes and sugarcane.
Hernando ? Poultry.
Highlands - Beef cattle, dairy cattle, oranges and grapefruit.
Hillsborough - Strawberries, tomatoes, dairy cattle, eggs, oranges, beef cattle,
bell peppers, seafood, floriculture crops and nursery crops.
Holmes - Corn, cotton, peanuts, poultry, watermelons and soybeans.
Indian River ? Grapefruit, oranges and seafood.
Jackson - Peanuts, corn, cotton, watermelons and soybeans.
Jefferson - Corn, cotton, peanuts, soybeans, hay and tobacco.
Lafayette - Tobacco, chickens, hay, poultry and dairy cattle.
Lake ? Oranges, hay, nursery crops, floriculture crops and poultry.
Lee ? Citrus, radishes, watermelons, nursery crops and seafood.
Leon ? Corn and hay.
Levy - Watermelons, corn, hay, seafood and peanuts.
Madison ? Corn, cotton, poultry and tobacco.
Manatee - Cabbage, tomatoes, phosphate, oranges, beef cattle, bell peppers, nursery
crops and strawberries.
Marion - Peanuts, horses, hay, watermelons, nursery crops and beef cattle.
Martin ? Grapefruit, oranges, cucumbers, bell peppers and sugarcane.
Monroe ? Seafood.
Nassau ? Poultry and seafood.
Okaloosa - Corn, cotton, peanuts, hay, poultry, seafood and soybeans.
Okeechobee - Citrus, sod, beef cattle and dairy cattle.
Orange - Sweet corn, celery, oranges, floriculture crops and nursery crops.
Osceola - Beef cattle, poultry, sod, oranges and grapefruit.
Palm Beach - Sugarcane, sweet corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, nursery crops,
floriculture crops, sod and green peppers.
Pasco ? Oranges, grapefruit, hay, nursery crops and poultry.
Pinellas ? Seafood.
Polk - Oranges, grapefruit, phosphate, hay, poultry, nursery crops,
sod and beef cattle.
Putnam ? Cabbage, nursery crops and potatoes.
Santa Rosa ? Cotton, corn, peanuts and soybeans.
Sarasota - Citrus.
Seminole - Citrus.
St. Johns ? Potatoes, cabbage and seafood.
St. Lucie ? Grapefruit, oranges and seafood.
Sumter ? Hay, poultry and watermelons.
Suwannee - Poultry, dairy cattle, hogs, corn, peanuts, watermelons and tobacco.
Taylor - Tobacco.
Union ? Poultry.
Volusia ? Citrus, poultry, nursery crops, floriculture crops and seafood.
Wakulla ? Seafood.
Walton - Corn, cotton, peanuts, poultry and soybeans.
Washington ? Watermelons, corn, hay and soybeans.
http://www.fl-ag.com/faitc/pdf/EducationalResourceGuidetoFloridaAgriculture.pdf

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I couldn't find county acreages by individual crop, but I did find
each broken into cropland and pastureland I've included the first 15
counties; you'll find the rest at the URL I've provided below. The
four topics on the page include:
Florida Farms and Acreage, 1998 Florida Land Utilization, Florida
Farmland By Counties. and Florida Farm Facts.

County     Cropland Acres   Pastureland Acres  % of Total Land 
 
Alachua       31,132            126,966              35.4
Baker          3,032              6,633               3.5
Bay            2,176              3,258               1.4
Bradford       4,866             30,703              23.2
Brevard       23,166            238,619              42.4
Broward        6,569             23,805               4.0
Calhoun       27,223              5,266               12.1
Charlotte     44,577            181,571               65.4
Citrus        20,661             35,091               13.2
Clay           7,863             47,211               18.4
Collier       69,212             51,877               21.4
Columbia      46,268             54,016               19.0
Dade          67,550                895                6.8
DeSoto       126,633            189,864               79.0
Dixie          6,371             25,926                7.4
http://www.fl-ag.com/agfacts/farmland.htm

Thanks for the question. I hope the answer is satisfactory to you.

Regards,
revbrenda


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