1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 349 379 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 113 60 740 Average size of farm .......acres.. 167 160 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 870 788 1 948 253 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 010 13 502 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 889 74 625 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 204 214 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 284 299 acres.. 17 301 18 811 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 265 289 acres.. 12 973 16 945 Irrigated land .................farms.. 250 271 acres.. 13 253 15 133 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 228 881 186 355 Average per farm .........dollars.. 655 818 491 702 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 225 766 183 712 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 115 2 643 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 112 149 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 17 $100,000 or more .................... 102 109 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 127 311 143 070 Average per farm .........dollars.. 364 788 377 492 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 173 Other ............................... 177 206 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 168 192 200 days or more ................... 102 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 22 23 number.. 2 092 5 248 Beef cows ..................farms.. 12 13 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 21 14 number.. 1 378 3 526 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) 266 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 223 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 8 number.. 82 86 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 17 number.. (D) 221 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 7 4 acres.. 225 (D) tons, dry.. (D) (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 40 28 acres.. 4 190 4 673 Land in orchards..............farms.. 90 134 acres.. 2 811 6 861 @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.