SANTA ROSA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS - 2003
ACREAGE    PRODUCTION TOTAL UNIT GROSS
CROP PLANTED      PER ACRE PRODUCTION $ VALUE  $ VALUE
Soybeans 85 45 bu. 3,825 bu. 7.00 26,775
Peanuts  16,672 3,617 lbs. 30,151 tons 0.17 10,251,446
Cotton 22,426 906 lbs. 40,636 bales 0.68 13,816,210
Cottonseed   1,478 lbs. 16,575 tons 100.00 1,657,517
Corn 825 90 bu. 74,250 bu. 2.30 170,775
Wheat * 2,600 44 bu. 114,400 bu. 2.85 326,040
Oats 350 50 bu. 17,500 bu. 1.75 30,625
Sorghum 50 55 bu. 2,750 bu. 1.95 5,363
Hay-Silage 6,250     $240 /acre   1,500,000
Improved Pasture 6,750     $125 /acre   843,750
Native Pasture 10,500     $25 /acre   262,500
Truck Crops 2,100     $800 /acre   1,680,000
Watermelons 250     $1,500 /acre   375,000
Pecans 350 450 lbs. 157,500 lbs. 0.80 126,000
Orna. Horticulture **           15,000,000
CRP *** 4,740           370,789
            **** 16,100,324
TOTAL 73,948           $62,543,114
APPROXIMATE PER UNIT GROSS
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION $ VALUE $ VALUE
Beef              
 (Breeding Cattle) 500 head 659.59 329,795
 (Steers/Heifers) 3,500 head 494.32       1,730,120
Hogs (Market) 225 head 70.00       15,750
Goats 4,000 head 53.00       212,000
Quail (Mature) 20,000   3.00       60,000
Pheasants 18,000   10.00       180,000
Aquaculture (Catfish) 7,500 lbs. 1.50       11,250
TOTAL             $2,538,915
               
TOTAL CROPS & LIVESTOCK $65,082,029
FORESTRY FACTS              
Timberland Acres: 478,100   Direct Employees: 400    
Government Acres: 187,400   Value of Standing Timber (1996): $523,000,000
Forest Industry Acres: 165,900   Forest Mfg. & & Forest Value Added: $34,400,000
Other Private Acres: 124,800            
               
The above statistics are estimates based on FSA and Farm Market records compiled by County Agricultural Agencies 
 (Cooperative Extension, FSA, NRCS, and Florida Division of Forestry).