1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 499 503 Land in farms ..................acres.. 716 542 787 046 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 436 1 565 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 492 793 1 639 801 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 042 1 037 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 362 38 371 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 104 108 10 to 49 acres ...................... 173 170 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 86 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 65 Total cropland .................farms.. 377 390 acres.. 63 060 66 965 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 287 311 acres.. 26 074 32 501 Irrigated land .................farms.. 174 178 acres.. 14 474 25 868 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 197 56 986 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 607 113 292 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 647 35 865 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 550 21 121 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 46 $100,000 or more .................... 73 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 182 47 192 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 728 93 822 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 498 503 $1,000.. 6 428 9 717 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 907 19 319 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 240 248 Other ............................... 259 255 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 274 274 200 days or more ................... 206 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 277 267 number.. 106 646 105 878 Beef cows ..................farms.. 245 234 number.. 75 121 78 905 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 17 number.. 218 497 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 262 251 number.. 57 077 69 437 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 21 number.. 213 317 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 14 number.. 237 276 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 14 number.. 667 836 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 40 number.. 329 328 149 518 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (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.. 51 82 acres.. 5 194 7 702 tons, dry.. 12 592 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 5 acres.. 9 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 189 195 acres.. 14 594 15 403 @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. .