1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 4 097 4 366 Land in farms ..................acres.. 783 715 823 729 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 767 835 535 860 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 030 2 894 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 804 64 170 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 892 926 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 703 1 829 50 to 179 acres ..................... 788 850 180 to 499 acres .................... 400 437 500 to 999 acres .................... 149 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 165 179 Total cropland .................farms.. 3 698 3 931 acres.. 555 819 550 526 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 3 384 3 552 acres.. 468 572 457 638 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 534 3 697 acres.. 467 987 448 511 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 785 050 633 700 Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 616 145 144 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 536 914 415 320 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 248 137 218 380 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 895 852 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 327 412 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 383 455 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 580 675 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 473 527 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 380 419 $100,000 or more .................... 1 059 1 026 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 612 889 484 437 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 631 110 957 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 4 096 4 366 $1,000.. 181 572 147 236 Average per farm..........dollars.. 44 329 33 723 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 2 252 2 398 Other ............................... 1 845 1 968 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 2 079 2 384 200 days or more ................... 1 413 1 591 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 813 937 number.. 196 627 183 636 Beef cows ..................farms.. 487 559 number.. 23 153 22 496 Milk cows ..................farms.. 180 201 number.. 76 003 68 237 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 762 868 number.. 87 108 75 248 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 101 number.. 3 355 5 066 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 86 number.. 5 669 7 087 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 117 128 number.. 21 549 29 104 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 111 199 number.. 3 727 773 5 538 956 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 23 32 number.. 2 966 733 4 586 786 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 198 195 acres.. 49 969 41 582 bushels.. 3 680 106 3 330 166 Barley for grain..............farms.. 45 74 acres.. 6 554 5 559 bushels.. 353 855 449 033 Rice..........................farms.. 25 33 acres.. 3 413 4 243 cwt.. 225 777 216 534 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 583 652 acres.. 82 220 78 407 tons, dry.. 448 558 413 617 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 278 300 acres.. 59 068 62 861 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 633 2 714 acres.. 148 608 146 275 @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. .