1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 446 2 035 Land in farms ..................acres.. 183 569 280 156 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 138 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 814 982 473 873 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 261 3 216 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 472 24 660 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 929 1 300 10 to 49 acres ...................... 316 433 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 897 1 144 acres.. 53 163 63 779 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 812 969 acres.. 29 347 37 102 Irrigated land .................farms.. 744 882 acres.. 16 817 22 919 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 200 461 194 126 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 632 95 394 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 181 094 159 333 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 367 34 793 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 720 975 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 138 245 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 142 228 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 177 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 86 $100,000 or more .................... 169 205 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 151 864 142 280 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 096 69 848 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 445 2 037 $1,000.. 48 342 47 174 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 455 23 158 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 553 688 Other ............................... 893 1 347 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 866 1 364 200 days or more ................... 573 958 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 159 324 number.. 16 095 20 960 Beef cows ..................farms.. 94 194 number.. 6 993 4 524 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 37 number.. 2 410 4 428 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 114 263 number.. 10 128 13 264 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 88 125 number.. 1 393 2 568 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 71 114 number.. 2 527 3 361 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 92 144 number.. 14 855 19 750 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 156 245 number.. 44 549 375 520 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 39 number.. 1 925 148 2 197 619 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 11 acres.. 1 967 1 133 bushels.. 41 137 31 339 Barley for grain..............farms.. 16 20 acres.. 3 378 5 621 bushels.. 60 651 124 602 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.. 67 82 acres.. 8 829 15 174 tons, dry.. 35 927 71 045 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 41 46 acres.. 3 342 1 593 Land in orchards..............farms.. 435 524 acres.. 3 231 4 891 @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. .