1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 77 669 83 217 Land in farms ..................acres.. 28 978 997 30 598 178 Average size of farm .......acres.. 373 368 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 820 063 583 668 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 213 1 575 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 485 49 223 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 485 22 697 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 089 28 498 50 to 179 acres ..................... 13 883 15 017 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 512 8 028 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 702 3 804 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 998 5 173 Total cropland .................farms.. 64 417 68 266 acres.. 10 479 268 10 894 503 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 56 785 59 259 acres.. 7 760 773 7 676 287 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 546 58 868 acres.. 7 571 313 7 596 091 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 051 912 13 922 234 Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 546 167 300 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 747 474 9 269 389 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 304 438 4 652 845 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 692 23 187 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 160 8 661 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 417 8 512 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 324 11 028 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 899 7 863 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 360 6 895 $100,000 or more .................... 17 817 17 071 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 804 983 10 917 593 Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 755 131 205 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 77 663 83 210 $1,000.. 3 179 111 2 927 279 Average per farm..........dollars.. 40 935 35 179 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 40 215 41 906 Other ............................... 37 454 41 311 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 41 278 47 085 200 days or more ................... 26 681 30 948 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 19 097 22 119 number.. 4 702 114 4 570 667 Beef cows ..................farms.. 13 105 14 966 number.. 862 971 906 006 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 124 3 631 number.. 1 249 038 1 070 366 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 17 205 20 486 number.. 2 993 538 3 097 084 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 221 2 699 number.. 258 130 150 931 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 761 2 297 number.. 481 270 303 406 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 692 4 602 number.. 859 835 979 506 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 592 5 354 number.. 33 253 782 45 377 564 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 298 298 number.. 225 074 862 209 376 014 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 236 2 841 acres.. 569 044 562 302 bushels.. 39 456 581 40 004 786 Barley for grain..............farms.. 933 1 431 acres.. 204 119 269 845 bushels.. 12 183 472 14 560 411 Rice..........................farms.. 1 575 1 654 acres.. 401 194 399 193 cwt.. 31 865 036 28 566 209 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 351 3 037 acres.. 1 066 060 1 083 811 bales.. 2 792 443 2 619 934 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 9 286 10 638 acres.. 1 531 230 1 532 777 tons, dry.. 7 567 342 7 304 837 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 713 3 787 acres.. 1 016 744 882 741 Land in orchards..............farms.. 40 298 41 021 acres.. 2 245 781 2 152 664 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .