1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 6 565 6 259 Land in farms ..................acres.. 517 860 529 964 Average size of farm .......acres.. 79 85 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 416 614 308 853 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 290 3 451 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 727 18 056 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 298 3 654 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 601 1 833 50 to 179 acres ..................... 407 490 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 163 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 65 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 5 989 5 544 acres.. 105 787 123 236 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 5 776 5 288 acres.. 71 276 82 419 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 560 5 145 acres.. 67 223 72 686 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 496 508 444 000 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 630 70 938 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 423 983 345 349 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 72 526 98 651 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 3 048 2 628 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 771 857 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 700 753 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 726 801 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 411 414 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 312 248 $100,000 or more .................... 597 558 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 388 488 340 941 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 167 54 472 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 6 566 6 259 $1,000.. 107 927 101 876 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 437 16 277 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 2 390 2 371 Other ............................... 4 175 3 888 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 3 850 3 816 200 days or more ................... 2 611 2 561 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 348 492 number.. 34 862 42 723 Beef cows ..................farms.. 226 339 number.. 7 971 10 796 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 59 number.. 8 279 13 050 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 401 number.. 17 608 25 789 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 152 164 number.. 2 275 3 127 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 100 131 number.. 4 276 5 212 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 83 88 number.. 1 056 1 136 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 254 329 number.. 4 292 789 5 364 683 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 8 number.. 146 742 200 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 349 2 511 bushels.. 15 822 57 299 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 11 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 53 591 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.. 90 110 acres.. 5 472 6 817 tons, dry.. 10 838 10 179 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 126 151 acres.. 4 661 7 533 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 051 4 548 acres.. 54 025 56 682 @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. .