1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 418 400 Land in farms ..................acres.. 351 885 384 169 Average size of farm .......acres.. 842 960 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 264 286 1 003 723 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 432 1 057 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 331 55 467 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 79 Total cropland .................farms.. 241 241 acres.. 72 717 65 415 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 124 117 acres.. 30 509 32 761 Irrigated land .................farms.. 83 58 acres.. 27 662 19 280 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 133 235 114 947 Average per farm .........dollars.. 318 743 287 367 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 706 16 442 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 109 528 98 504 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 21 $100,000 or more .................... 71 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 110 466 93 502 Average per farm .........dollars.. 263 641 233 755 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 419 400 $1,000.. 21 971 22 458 Average per farm..........dollars.. 52 437 56 144 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 192 163 Other ............................... 226 237 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 264 268 200 days or more ................... 200 196 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 338 346 number.. 156 305 171 977 Beef cows ..................farms.. 293 279 number.. 64 038 58 265 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 43 number.. 36 607 44 642 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 318 328 number.. 72 046 84 002 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 32 number.. 276 370 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 19 number.. 160 488 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 28 number.. 232 1 242 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 44 64 acres.. 12 999 22 065 tons, dry.. 51 259 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 62 44 acres.. 14 009 9 370 @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. .