1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 3 862 4 097 Land in farms ..................acres.. 808 838 783 715 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 016 793 767 835 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 667 4 030 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 593 60 804 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 862 892 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 554 1 703 50 to 179 acres ..................... 753 788 180 to 499 acres .................... 374 400 500 to 999 acres .................... 143 149 1,000 acres or more ................. 176 165 Total cropland .................farms.. 3 552 3 698 acres.. 559 435 555 819 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 3 262 3 384 acres.. 498 985 468 572 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 427 3 534 acres.. 519 021 467 987 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 179 706 785 050 Average per farm .........dollars.. 305 465 191 616 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 865 564 536 914 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 314 142 248 137 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 821 895 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 245 327 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 275 383 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 428 580 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 368 473 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 429 380 $100,000 or more .................... 1 296 1 059 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 834 755 612 889 Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 146 149 631 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 2 289 2 252 Other ............................... 1 573 1 845 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 833 2 079 200 days or more ................... 1 189 1 413 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 700 813 number.. 218 515 196 627 Beef cows ..................farms.. 423 487 number.. 27 174 23 153 Milk cows ..................farms.. 164 180 number.. 86 148 76 003 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 650 762 number.. 94 600 87 108 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 62 number.. 1 911 3 355 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 59 number.. 4 631 5 669 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 86 117 number.. 21 944 21 549 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 88 111 number.. 4 434 966 3 727 773 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 23 number.. 1 874 516 2 966 733 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 148 198 acres.. 35 089 49 969 bushels.. 2 726 917 3 680 106 Barley for grain..............farms.. 17 45 acres.. 2 221 6 554 bushels.. 175 847 353 855 Rice..........................farms.. 20 25 acres.. 4 700 3 413 cwt.. 384 453 225 777 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 544 583 acres.. 82 799 82 220 tons, dry.. 435 907 448 558 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 300 278 acres.. 72 715 59 068 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 549 2 633 acres.. 182 089 148 608 @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.