1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 995 2 255 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 839 531 3 037 068 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 423 1 347 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 667 119 1 291 421 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 199 946 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 098 125 267 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 364 438 10 to 49 acres ...................... 413 453 50 to 179 acres ..................... 349 415 180 to 499 acres .................... 313 351 500 to 999 acres .................... 210 243 1,000 acres or more ................. 346 355 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 522 1 737 acres.. 963 761 973 565 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 329 1 513 acres.. 760 159 746 185 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 375 1 581 acres.. 736 217 747 022 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 336 886 1 100 036 Average per farm .........dollars.. 670 118 487 821 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 209 708 957 747 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 127 178 142 289 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 487 497 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 128 151 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 132 153 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 229 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 126 129 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 147 180 $100,000 or more .................... 847 916 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 114 176 851 694 Average per farm .........dollars.. 558 484 378 195 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 995 2 252 $1,000.. 214 364 242 437 Average per farm..........dollars.. 107 451 107 654 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 165 1 272 Other ............................... 830 983 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 005 1 203 200 days or more ................... 641 769 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 425 523 number.. 153 552 212 303 Beef cows ..................farms.. 307 366 number.. 35 208 50 020 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 43 number.. 34 566 20 392 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 379 484 number.. 96 790 168 815 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 80 number.. 1 490 4 330 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 76 number.. 4 441 6 357 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 103 118 number.. 177 874 174 996 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 113 138 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 7 number.. 57 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 143 209 acres.. 37 524 32 561 bushels.. 2 396 382 2 496 631 Barley for grain..............farms.. 61 81 acres.. 20 597 23 809 bushels.. 1 284 316 1 209 134 Rice..........................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 472 611 acres.. 263 080 275 404 bales.. 655 369 655 830 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 385 453 acres.. 91 970 98 809 tons, dry.. 611 321 659 513 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 164 149 acres.. 68 407 40 330 Land in orchards..............farms.. 782 833 acres.. 236 526 219 811 @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. .