1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 209 1 245 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 544 064 1 372 778 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 277 1 103 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 685 180 2 049 519 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 358 1 694 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 926 152 972 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 216 227 10 to 49 acres ...................... 276 288 50 to 179 acres ..................... 178 203 180 to 499 acres .................... 177 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 99 128 1,000 acres or more ................. 263 223 Total cropland .................farms.. 980 985 acres.. 388 633 340 236 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 841 870 acres.. 286 426 255 938 Irrigated land .................farms.. 771 787 acres.. 260 073 222 644 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 749 747 1 202 715 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 447 268 966 036 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 713 979 1 157 259 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 768 45 456 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 207 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 136 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 89 87 $100,000 or more .................... 537 536 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 133 263 924 080 Average per farm .........dollars.. 938 131 742 233 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 802 858 Other ............................... 407 387 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 521 503 200 days or more ................... 310 289 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 377 396 number.. 113 409 119 748 Beef cows ..................farms.. 320 332 number.. 37 025 32 911 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 16 number.. 3 842 4 323 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 362 364 number.. 58 335 60 505 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 31 number.. 479 666 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 29 number.. 705 761 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 65 number.. 1 717 9 360 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 55 number.. 4 025 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 1 number.. 825 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 17 acres.. 7 887 4 523 bushels.. 227 356 257 402 Barley for grain..............farms.. 41 59 acres.. 15 593 23 640 bushels.. 561 275 1 054 022 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.. 110 120 acres.. 12 641 12 119 tons, dry.. 37 382 47 429 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 273 286 acres.. 277 096 233 266 Land in orchards..............farms.. 175 160 acres.. 47 063 36 561 @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.