1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 862 990 Land in farms ..................acres.. 175 017 138 418 Average size of farm .......acres.. 203 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 603 726 541 725 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 334 3 841 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 051 58 901 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 378 433 10 to 49 acres ...................... 286 325 50 to 179 acres ..................... 105 132 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 753 879 acres.. 44 266 50 507 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 703 817 acres.. 30 286 33 697 Irrigated land .................farms.. 530 620 acres.. 25 489 25 249 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 247 759 207 782 Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 423 209 881 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 244 298 204 286 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 461 3 496 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 249 348 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 73 $100,000 or more .................... 239 230 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 180 816 153 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 763 155 405 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 477 510 Other ............................... 385 480 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 328 459 200 days or more ................... 237 312 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 176 number.. 15 989 10 377 Beef cows ..................farms.. 151 154 number.. 10 388 6 888 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 8 69 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 157 number.. 9 262 4 589 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 30 number.. 790 1 147 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 21 number.. 562 995 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 27 number.. 634 1 310 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 1 acres.. 3 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 32 42 acres.. 1 190 2 431 tons, dry.. 2 484 2 713 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 15 acres.. 23 469 24 892 Land in orchards..............farms.. 253 335 acres.. 11 898 12 134 @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.