1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ORANGE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 270 309 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 975 53 640 Average size of farm .......acres.. 211 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 151 195 883 Average per acre .........dollars.. 921 1 342 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 240 15 933 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 126 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 182 199 acres.. 21 715 17 519 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 109 103 acres.. 3 647 3 171 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 15 acres.. (D) 1 339 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 916 2 005 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 801 6 488 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 080 532 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 837 1 472 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 153 200 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 6 $100,000 or more .................... 5 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 293 2 619 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 150 8 475 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 271 309 $1,000.. 544 - 387 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 009 - 1 251 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 97 76 Other ............................... 173 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 192 242 200 days or more ................... 144 177 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 193 222 number.. 6 952 6 567 Beef cows ..................farms.. 164 190 number.. 3 893 4 318 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 11 number.. 10 21 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 162 189 number.. 4 107 3 602 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 32 number.. 791 372 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 26 number.. 817 447 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 12 number.. 35 163 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 51 number.. 1 232 1 448 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 167 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 1 098 cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 90 81 acres.. 3 221 1 788 tons, dry.. 6 664 2 422 @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. .