1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 226 1 446 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 838 183 569 Average size of farm .......acres.. 107 127 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 506 798 814 982 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 475 5 261 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 995 36 472 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 797 929 10 to 49 acres ...................... 242 316 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 830 897 acres.. 48 847 53 163 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 743 812 acres.. 23 805 29 347 Irrigated land .................farms.. 677 744 acres.. 27 363 16 817 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 237 665 200 461 Average per farm .........dollars.. 193 854 138 632 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 224 140 181 094 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 524 19 367 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 511 720 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 133 138 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 127 142 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 64 $100,000 or more .................... 173 169 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 164 052 151 864 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 702 105 096 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 489 553 Other ............................... 737 893 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 681 866 200 days or more ................... 444 573 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 117 159 number.. 11 479 16 095 Beef cows ..................farms.. 84 94 number.. (D) 6 993 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 16 number.. (D) 2 410 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 92 114 number.. 5 883 10 128 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 88 number.. 1 683 1 393 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 71 number.. 1 972 2 527 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 92 number.. 8 213 14 855 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 87 156 number.. 8 821 44 549 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 13 number.. 1 807 531 1 925 148 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 11 acres.. (D) 1 967 bushels.. (D) 41 137 Barley for grain..............farms.. 11 16 acres.. 888 3 378 bushels.. 23 014 60 651 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.. 44 67 acres.. 9 730 8 829 tons, dry.. 50 798 35 927 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 73 41 acres.. 4 846 3 342 Land in orchards..............farms.. 329 435 acres.. 3 530 3 231 @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.