1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 379 504 Land in farms ..................acres.. 60 740 108 887 Average size of farm .......acres.. 160 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 948 253 1 515 943 Average per acre .........dollars.. 13 502 7 186 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 625 54 581 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 214 276 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 125 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 60 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 299 357 acres.. 18 811 23 883 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 289 328 acres.. 16 945 18 888 Irrigated land .................farms.. 271 304 acres.. 15 133 17 496 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 186 355 187 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 491 702 372 825 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 183 712 184 963 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 643 2 941 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 17 $100,000 or more .................... 109 126 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 143 070 130 194 Average per farm .........dollars.. 377 492 257 810 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 379 505 $1,000.. 43 979 57 842 Average per farm..........dollars.. 116 038 114 538 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 173 212 Other ............................... 206 292 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 192 292 200 days or more ................... 117 205 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 23 41 number.. 5 248 3 797 Beef cows ..................farms.. 13 31 number.. (D) 2 249 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 22 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 14 40 number.. 3 526 2 247 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 13 number.. 266 364 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 12 number.. 223 407 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 5 number.. 86 64 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 32 number.. 221 94 893 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 4 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.. 4 11 acres.. (D) (D) tons, dry.. (D) (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 31 acres.. 4 673 4 457 Land in orchards..............farms.. 134 141 acres.. 6 861 8 251 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .