1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 653 1 938 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 287 057 1 682 364 Average size of farm .......acres.. 779 868 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 542 134 449 635 Average per acre .........dollars.. 690 520 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 794 40 394 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 771 884 10 to 49 acres ...................... 557 657 50 to 179 acres ..................... 194 254 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 070 1 201 acres.. 53 657 61 514 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 878 952 acres.. 36 058 39 642 Irrigated land .................farms.. 906 998 acres.. 36 339 37 175 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 567 783 488 738 Average per farm .........dollars.. 343 486 252 187 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 421 41 105 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 524 362 447 633 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 647 731 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 169 219 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 158 177 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 212 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 96 $100,000 or more .................... 349 406 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 473 701 389 108 Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 744 200 778 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 652 1 938 $1,000.. 96 174 95 216 Average per farm..........dollars.. 58 217 49 131 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 768 876 Other ............................... 885 1 062 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 847 1 085 200 days or more ................... 563 753 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 436 576 number.. 326 191 313 099 Beef cows ..................farms.. 124 195 number.. 7 660 9 548 Milk cows ..................farms.. 223 245 number.. 191 944 166 456 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 373 532 number.. 222 891 242 438 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 96 number.. 8 212 2 467 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 83 number.. 14 613 8 488 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 87 96 number.. 24 101 46 477 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 129 200 number.. (D) 4 086 667 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 15 number.. 1 889 501 328 030 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. (D) 302 bushels.. (D) 19 262 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 11 acres.. 382 856 bushels.. (D) 32 301 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 144 190 acres.. 22 785 21 884 tons, dry.. 135 633 130 871 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 34 48 acres.. 1 614 2 810 Land in orchards..............farms.. 609 625 acres.. 9 778 11 608 @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. .