1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 745 2 737 Land in farms ..................acres.. 570 804 517 114 Average size of farm .......acres.. 208 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 025 359 894 536 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 211 4 881 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 913 33 159 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 889 828 10 to 49 acres ...................... 932 912 50 to 179 acres ..................... 477 503 180 to 499 acres .................... 246 272 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 112 1,000 acres or more ................. 107 110 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 204 2 075 acres.. 144 544 147 467 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 890 1 688 acres.. 80 771 80 614 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 413 1 142 acres.. 57 181 44 549 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 463 616 280 854 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 895 102 614 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 320 338 162 352 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 143 278 118 502 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 722 857 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 292 328 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 267 299 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 354 369 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 266 253 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 191 179 $100,000 or more .................... 653 452 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 328 185 221 608 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 557 80 938 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 344 1 234 Other ............................... 1 401 1 503 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 474 1 542 200 days or more ................... 909 1 005 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 706 792 number.. 93 462 97 243 Beef cows ..................farms.. 441 497 number.. 15 502 18 348 Milk cows ..................farms.. 121 152 number.. 32 407 32 987 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 626 712 number.. 39 278 39 829 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 67 122 number.. 1 039 4 271 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 88 number.. 1 561 10 586 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 287 352 number.. 21 314 35 185 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 129 190 number.. 1 149 259 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 6 number.. 10 322 406 4 643 902 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 166 174 acres.. 26 565 26 534 tons, dry.. 65 715 79 299 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 177 118 acres.. 2 001 1 165 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 415 1 348 acres.. 50 301 48 812 @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.