1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 562 611 Land in farms ..................acres.. 511 571 600 073 Average size of farm .......acres.. 910 982 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 124 449 1 195 219 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 193 1 068 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 010 55 532 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 125 137 10 to 49 acres ...................... 145 165 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 89 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 100 108 Total cropland .................farms.. 419 472 acres.. 73 166 77 608 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 344 407 acres.. 39 049 47 580 Irrigated land .................farms.. 315 332 acres.. 35 970 29 589 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 156 707 108 420 Average per farm .........dollars.. 278 838 177 446 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 132 867 83 315 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 840 25 105 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 182 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 37 $100,000 or more .................... 121 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 112 587 88 393 Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 333 144 669 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 310 319 Other ............................... 252 292 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 303 339 200 days or more ................... 197 201 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 246 240 number.. 56 841 46 595 Beef cows ..................farms.. 185 194 number.. 23 589 17 394 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 7 number.. 1 740 1 195 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 228 230 number.. 30 553 24 843 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 7 number.. 542 480 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 8 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 25 number.. 3 382 14 207 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 16 acres.. 319 1 939 bushels.. 23 295 123 392 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 25 acres.. 600 7 612 bushels.. 16 849 406 389 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 74 118 acres.. 8 481 11 505 tons, dry.. 20 299 24 181 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 60 47 acres.. 21 228 19 436 Land in orchards..............farms.. 211 239 acres.. 8 431 8 661 @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.