1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 458 482 Land in farms ..................acres.. 258 070 286 288 Average size of farm .......acres.. 563 594 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 758 002 1 469 272 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 504 2 548 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 766 35 211 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 137 138 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 105 118 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 278 296 acres.. 41 553 41 663 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 177 181 acres.. 12 628 12 999 Irrigated land .................farms.. 129 119 acres.. 10 480 9 878 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 905 42 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 496 88 579 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 520 34 276 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 385 8 419 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 202 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 15 $100,000 or more .................... 59 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 774 37 209 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 009 77 198 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 188 205 Other ............................... 270 277 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 271 273 200 days or more ................... 191 196 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 230 237 number.. 30 442 27 213 Beef cows ..................farms.. 195 213 number.. 12 511 11 952 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 12 number.. 127 60 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 210 226 number.. 19 376 11 965 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 19 number.. 100 142 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 16 number.. 600 236 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 41 number.. 1 212 1 047 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 33 number.. 383 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 2 290 1 233 bushels.. 138 310 56 693 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 245 638 bushels.. 13 149 27 495 Rice..........................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 684 (D) cwt.. 53 200 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 46 71 acres.. 4 765 7 890 tons, dry.. 12 640 24 309 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 16 acres.. 75 339 Land in orchards..............farms.. 70 62 acres.. 2 531 2 130 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.