1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 5 925 6 565 Land in farms ..................acres.. 474 901 517 860 Average size of farm .......acres.. 80 79 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 406 654 416 614 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 504 5 290 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 210 18 727 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 897 4 298 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 448 1 601 50 to 179 acres ..................... 318 407 180 to 499 acres .................... 143 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 65 65 Total cropland .................farms.. 5 474 5 989 acres.. 112 974 105 787 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 5 302 5 776 acres.. 77 574 71 276 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 133 5 560 acres.. 69 537 67 223 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 632 731 496 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 790 75 630 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 548 234 423 983 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 84 497 72 526 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 2 555 3 048 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 686 771 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 626 700 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 657 726 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 413 411 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 345 312 $100,000 or more .................... 643 597 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 413 937 388 488 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 863 59 167 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 2 205 2 390 Other ............................... 3 720 4 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 3 374 3 850 200 days or more ................... 2 215 2 611 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 288 348 number.. 26 493 34 862 Beef cows ..................farms.. 184 226 number.. 7 945 7 971 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 37 number.. 4 942 8 279 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 209 257 number.. 15 153 17 608 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 152 number.. 1 568 2 275 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 100 number.. 2 828 4 276 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 77 83 number.. 990 1 056 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 179 254 number.. 4 214 589 4 292 789 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 6 number.. 480 330 146 742 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 3 142 349 bushels.. 61 622 15 822 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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.. 73 90 acres.. 4 869 5 472 tons, dry.. 6 540 10 838 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 159 126 acres.. 6 938 4 661 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 452 5 051 acres.. 54 222 54 025 @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.