Agriculture Really Adds Up

Agriculture is a large part of American business, and an equally large part of daily life. Generally, people take for granted how much we rely on farms, livestock and food animals -- and how much work it takes to get you the products you so desire.

If you're curious about some of the statistics involved in the agriculture industry, want to quiz your friends, or provide an interesting topic of conversation with your children, check out these fun agriculture-related numbers:

• 800 - Number of kernels in an average ear of corn

• 1-1/2 - Weight in pounds of a dozen large eggs

• 47 - Percentage of U.S. land that is designated for agricultural use

• 1,400 - Typical weight in pounds of a Holstein milk-producing cow

• 20 - Minutes it takes to milk the average cow

• 60,000 - Number of honeybees in a colony working to produce honey

• 2 million - Number of flowers a honeybee must tap to produce one pound of honey

• 35 - Number of breeds of sheep in the United States

• 1 - Number of cups it takes to get a serving of raw leafy green vegetables

• 70 - Percentage of oranges produced in Florida

• 90 - Percentage of oranges used to make juice

• 99 - Percentage of a cow that is utilized for a combination of factors: food, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and chemicals