1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 611 704 Land in farms ..................acres.. 600 073 631 888 Average size of farm .......acres.. 982 898 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 195 219 778 180 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 068 681 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 532 43 665 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 137 148 10 to 49 acres ...................... 165 207 50 to 179 acres ..................... 89 116 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 108 115 Total cropland .................farms.. 472 573 acres.. 77 608 89 654 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 407 472 acres.. 47 580 50 154 Irrigated land .................farms.. 332 378 acres.. 29 589 30 622 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 108 420 83 973 Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 446 119 280 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 83 315 56 171 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 105 27 802 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 182 183 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 69 $100,000 or more .................... 113 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 393 64 514 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 669 91 640 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 611 704 $1,000.. 24 503 19 446 Average per farm..........dollars.. 40 103 27 622 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 319 387 Other ............................... 292 317 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 339 384 200 days or more ................... 201 247 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 240 271 number.. 46 595 62 367 Beef cows ..................farms.. 194 209 number.. 17 394 20 477 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 1 195 869 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 230 274 number.. 24 843 51 082 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 23 number.. 480 646 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 16 number.. (D) 1 334 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 42 number.. 14 207 1 278 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 20 acres.. 1 939 2 203 bushels.. 123 392 125 969 Barley for grain..............farms.. 25 30 acres.. 7 612 5 377 bushels.. 406 389 233 930 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.. 118 147 acres.. 11 505 18 141 tons, dry.. 24 181 60 003 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 47 57 acres.. 19 436 12 938 Land in orchards..............farms.. 239 294 acres.. 8 661 9 948 @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. .