1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 451 1 613 Land in farms ..................acres.. 817 068 836 989 Average size of farm .......acres.. 563 519 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 378 216 1 236 734 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 716 2 499 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 575 60 049 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 471 508 10 to 49 acres ...................... 385 467 50 to 179 acres ..................... 233 266 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 131 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 143 156 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 169 1 317 acres.. 157 213 143 141 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 047 1 178 acres.. 107 519 91 121 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 062 1 139 acres.. 104 272 79 424 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 659 741 391 021 Average per farm .........dollars.. 454 680 242 419 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 622 381 354 741 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 360 36 280 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 432 569 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 118 157 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 134 144 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 184 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 115 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 107 138 $100,000 or more .................... 392 306 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 441 132 321 443 Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 019 199 406 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 755 811 Other ............................... 696 802 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 710 879 200 days or more ................... 404 556 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 352 385 number.. 71 619 69 026 Beef cows ..................farms.. 280 305 number.. 31 548 30 221 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 16 number.. 3 448 3 860 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 339 347 number.. 41 138 32 624 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 31 number.. 201 269 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 25 number.. 260 656 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 46 number.. 10 250 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 54 55 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 11 acres.. (D) 2 841 bushels.. (D) 67 432 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 15 acres.. 2 077 3 511 bushels.. 156 671 153 790 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.. 100 136 acres.. 11 632 12 361 tons, dry.. 32 389 36 116 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 174 167 acres.. 66 869 50 673 Land in orchards..............farms.. 643 708 acres.. 25 553 23 862 @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.