1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SOLANO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 795 850 Land in farms ..................acres.. 362 102 340 328 Average size of farm .......acres.. 455 400 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 223 786 873 686 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 554 2 404 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 514 58 682 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 190 198 10 to 49 acres ...................... 269 287 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 153 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 89 81 Total cropland .................farms.. 651 673 acres.. 209 551 176 264 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 555 567 acres.. 141 017 124 869 Irrigated land .................farms.. 558 535 acres.. 161 621 103 423 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 161 418 113 160 Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 042 133 130 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 135 326 95 238 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 093 17 923 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 232 270 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 51 $100,000 or more .................... 199 164 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 127 189 91 829 Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 986 108 034 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 403 448 Other ............................... 392 402 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 401 460 200 days or more ................... 266 306 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 214 230 number.. 33 252 25 494 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 190 number.. 9 458 10 414 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 12 number.. 1 632 2 525 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 192 194 number.. 27 182 14 362 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 35 number.. 164 278 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 32 number.. 183 441 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 85 86 number.. 57 032 65 234 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 49 57 number.. (D) 1 487 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 1 070 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 73 100 acres.. 29 044 29 991 bushels.. 1 678 076 2 178 246 Barley for grain..............farms.. 11 23 acres.. 4 230 6 378 bushels.. 171 718 303 221 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 147 acres.. 31 294 26 465 tons, dry.. 172 377 123 912 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 52 55 acres.. 15 499 14 821 Land in orchards..............farms.. 369 365 acres.. 15 428 13 833 @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.