1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 722 771 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 115 52 905 Average size of farm .......acres.. 98 69 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 572 820 622 870 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 234 14 947 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 698 54 890 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 290 304 10 to 49 acres ...................... 257 283 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 139 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 637 673 acres.. 27 776 26 128 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 605 639 acres.. 22 229 22 541 Irrigated land .................farms.. 502 523 acres.. 21 022 21 473 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 247 815 241 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 343 234 313 683 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 235 245 237 033 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 569 4 816 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 238 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 56 $100,000 or more .................... 215 207 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 173 019 172 329 Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 638 223 224 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 432 426 Other ............................... 290 345 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 331 365 200 days or more ................... 189 250 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 63 74 number.. 5 340 4 197 Beef cows ..................farms.. 51 52 number.. (D) 1 440 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 55 62 number.. 2 515 1 292 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 11 number.. 106 86 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 10 number.. 57 186 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 24 number.. (D) 206 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 34 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 11 9 acres.. 300 239 tons, dry.. 543 575 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 72 85 acres.. 13 769 12 294 Land in orchards..............farms.. 280 343 acres.. 4 473 8 902 @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.