1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ORANGE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 334 270 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 871 56 975 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 211 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 317 234 189 151 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 095 921 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 820 14 240 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 156 126 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 222 182 acres.. 25 669 21 715 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 123 109 acres.. 6 207 3 647 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 14 acres.. 1 511 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 318 2 916 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 933 10 801 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 420 1 080 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 897 1 837 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 194 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 6 $100,000 or more .................... 8 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 476 3 293 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 406 12 150 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 103 97 Other ............................... 231 173 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 232 192 200 days or more ................... 166 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 255 193 number.. 10 020 6 952 Beef cows ..................farms.. 212 164 number.. 6 405 3 893 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. 23 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 222 162 number.. 4 887 4 107 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 27 number.. 118 791 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 17 number.. 62 817 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 8 number.. 18 35 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 34 number.. 764 1 232 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 6 1 acres.. 1 446 (D) cwt.. 66 036 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 101 90 acres.. 4 645 3 221 tons, dry.. 10 437 6 664 @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.