1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 485 499 Land in farms ..................acres.. 610 825 716 542 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 259 1 436 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 646 904 1 492 793 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 325 1 042 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 646 38 362 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 104 10 to 49 acres ...................... 175 173 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 355 377 acres.. 50 505 63 060 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 269 287 acres.. 30 345 26 074 Irrigated land .................farms.. 185 174 acres.. 58 024 14 474 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 784 53 197 Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 061 106 607 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 473 30 647 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 312 22 550 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 158 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 35 $100,000 or more .................... 82 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 017 45 182 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 427 90 728 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 239 240 Other ............................... 246 259 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 252 274 200 days or more ................... 188 206 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 258 277 number.. 105 404 106 646 Beef cows ..................farms.. 235 245 number.. 76 105 75 121 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 8 number.. 181 218 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 235 262 number.. 56 881 57 077 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 31 number.. 195 213 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 16 number.. 199 237 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. 151 667 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 23 number.. (D) 329 328 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 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.. 36 51 acres.. 2 198 5 194 tons, dry.. 4 706 12 592 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) 9 Land in orchards..............farms.. 185 189 acres.. 17 124 14 594 @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.