1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 985 1 057 Land in farms ..................acres.. 318 654 342 653 Average size of farm .......acres.. 324 324 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 605 714 725 012 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 425 2 225 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 101 43 877 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 422 456 10 to 49 acres ...................... 312 333 50 to 179 acres ..................... 126 133 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 756 825 acres.. 31 643 40 939 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 673 695 acres.. 23 127 24 710 Irrigated land .................farms.. 558 560 acres.. 18 731 17 322 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 188 485 125 041 Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 355 118 298 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 168 807 106 331 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 678 18 710 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 355 441 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 112 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 51 $100,000 or more .................... 134 162 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 122 805 103 068 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 675 97 602 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 469 534 Other ............................... 516 523 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 504 563 200 days or more ................... 320 373 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 200 244 number.. 25 722 26 677 Beef cows ..................farms.. 158 181 number.. 11 217 11 341 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 14 number.. 1 337 1 339 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 171 200 number.. 14 858 14 856 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 41 number.. 196 211 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 31 number.. 587 662 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 65 number.. 709 1 279 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 42 55 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. 300 828 bushels.. 9 473 48 116 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 62 94 acres.. 5 125 7 258 tons, dry.. 10 694 17 826 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 107 85 acres.. 9 465 8 490 Land in orchards..............farms.. 376 390 acres.. 5 103 5 012 @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.