1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 214 2 195 Land in farms ..................acres.. 346 279 320 597 Average size of farm .......acres.. 156 146 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 882 695 978 005 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 860 6 481 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 187 57 527 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 854 857 10 to 49 acres ...................... 768 777 50 to 179 acres ..................... 340 317 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 134 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 064 2 033 acres.. 132 124 130 775 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 2 019 1 988 acres.. 111 375 107 157 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 959 1 933 acres.. 110 951 101 291 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 845 613 667 826 Average per farm .........dollars.. 381 939 304 249 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 828 906 616 579 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 707 51 247 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 618 719 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 172 181 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 156 166 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 240 243 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 196 171 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 224 185 $100,000 or more .................... 608 530 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 535 342 549 419 Average per farm .........dollars.. 241 799 250 305 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 030 947 Other ............................... 1 184 1 248 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 192 1 305 200 days or more ................... 762 840 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 126 122 number.. 18 951 11 274 Beef cows ..................farms.. 98 99 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 114 110 number.. 6 587 6 148 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 24 number.. (D) 1 512 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 17 number.. (D) 1 191 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 37 number.. 290 471 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 57 68 number.. (D) 2 300 847 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. 320 (D) bushels.. 3 332 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 13 acres.. 831 1 627 bushels.. 46 920 111 076 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.. 39 49 acres.. 8 005 4 104 tons, dry.. 39 427 10 562 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 100 88 acres.. 46 943 46 021 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 691 1 709 acres.. 61 657 58 710 @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.