1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 245 1 364 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 372 778 1 384 702 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 103 1 015 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 049 519 1 316 123 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 694 1 204 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 972 102 598 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 227 330 10 to 49 acres ...................... 288 276 50 to 179 acres ..................... 203 209 180 to 499 acres .................... 176 186 500 to 999 acres .................... 128 120 1,000 acres or more ................. 223 243 Total cropland .................farms.. 985 1 074 acres.. 340 236 316 444 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 870 889 acres.. 255 938 214 053 Irrigated land .................farms.. 787 814 acres.. 222 644 181 127 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 202 715 730 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 966 036 535 738 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 157 259 687 781 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 456 42 965 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 207 259 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 153 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 91 $100,000 or more .................... 536 519 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 924 080 570 946 Average per farm .........dollars.. 742 233 418 890 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 245 1 363 $1,000.. 272 991 157 703 Average per farm..........dollars.. 219 270 115 703 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 858 901 Other ............................... 387 463 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 503 636 200 days or more ................... 289 372 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 396 457 number.. 119 748 93 746 Beef cows ..................farms.. 332 356 number.. 32 911 32 710 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 26 number.. 4 323 4 874 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 364 440 number.. 60 505 64 957 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 45 number.. 666 1 640 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 38 number.. 761 2 768 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 65 92 number.. 9 360 3 847 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 71 number.. (D) 52 828 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 17 acres.. 4 523 3 038 bushels.. 257 402 142 576 Barley for grain..............farms.. 59 70 acres.. 23 640 29 450 bushels.. 1 054 022 1 150 551 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 129 acres.. 12 119 12 833 tons, dry.. 47 429 37 933 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 286 284 acres.. 233 266 174 844 Land in orchards..............farms.. 160 143 acres.. 36 561 31 027 @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. .