1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 990 1 125 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 418 161 900 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 144 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 541 725 489 619 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 841 3 770 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 901 40 192 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 433 488 10 to 49 acres ...................... 325 411 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 879 986 acres.. 50 507 64 300 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 817 904 acres.. 33 697 40 321 Irrigated land .................farms.. 620 648 acres.. 25 249 34 447 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 207 782 197 418 Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 881 175 483 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 204 286 192 405 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 496 5 013 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 348 339 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 136 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 82 $100,000 or more .................... 230 250 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 153 695 141 066 Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 405 125 392 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 989 1 125 $1,000.. 54 324 55 558 Average per farm..........dollars.. 54 928 49 385 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 510 543 Other ............................... 480 582 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 459 541 200 days or more ................... 312 381 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 176 223 number.. 10 377 11 396 Beef cows ..................farms.. 154 196 number.. 6 888 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. 69 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 157 184 number.. 4 589 5 973 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 29 number.. 1 147 1 300 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 21 number.. 995 1 860 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 33 number.. 1 310 68 309 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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.. 42 51 acres.. 2 431 2 325 tons, dry.. 2 713 4 034 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 14 acres.. 24 892 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 335 364 acres.. 12 134 20 325 @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. .