1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 455 1 653 Land in farms ..................acres.. 924 015 1 287 057 Average size of farm .......acres.. 635 779 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 469 606 542 134 Average per acre .........dollars.. 693 690 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 087 54 794 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 684 771 10 to 49 acres ...................... 464 557 50 to 179 acres ..................... 187 194 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 982 1 070 acres.. 58 141 53 657 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 865 878 acres.. 39 543 36 058 Irrigated land .................farms.. 891 906 acres.. 40 961 36 339 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 617 833 567 783 Average per farm .........dollars.. 424 628 343 486 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 74 445 43 421 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 543 389 524 362 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 573 647 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 116 169 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 158 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 80 $100,000 or more .................... 341 349 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 493 097 473 701 Average per farm .........dollars.. 339 131 286 744 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 664 768 Other ............................... 791 885 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 767 847 200 days or more ................... 498 563 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 324 436 number.. 326 075 326 191 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 124 number.. 8 460 7 660 Milk cows ..................farms.. 187 223 number.. 185 249 191 944 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 297 373 number.. 188 495 222 891 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 69 number.. 14 296 8 212 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 57 number.. 20 446 14 613 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 87 number.. 16 861 24 101 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 82 129 number.. 4 175 278 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 13 number.. 2 344 568 1 889 501 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 938 (D) bushels.. 86 791 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 3 acres.. 12 382 bushels.. 1 103 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 339 (D) bales.. 1 018 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 125 144 acres.. 24 886 22 785 tons, dry.. 138 773 135 633 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 62 34 acres.. 1 286 1 614 Land in orchards..............farms.. 573 609 acres.. 10 727 9 778 @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.