1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 880 1 991 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 324 403 1 444 385 Average size of farm .......acres.. 704 725 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 101 880 723 109 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 519 994 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 119 34 017 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 313 379 10 to 49 acres ...................... 605 627 50 to 179 acres ..................... 367 390 180 to 499 acres .................... 211 205 500 to 999 acres .................... 132 139 1,000 acres or more ................. 252 251 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 439 1 534 acres.. 304 740 336 711 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 162 1 202 acres.. 102 838 123 171 Irrigated land .................farms.. 792 859 acres.. 47 479 47 975 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 184 855 160 173 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 327 80 449 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 156 019 117 619 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 837 42 554 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 680 665 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 208 273 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 248 273 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 246 274 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 164 182 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 108 104 $100,000 or more .................... 226 220 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 149 630 127 035 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 548 63 804 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 881 1 991 $1,000.. 29 043 29 931 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 440 15 033 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 947 1 012 Other ............................... 933 979 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 037 1 155 200 days or more ................... 634 721 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 770 844 number.. 81 936 118 419 Beef cows ..................farms.. 619 700 number.. 37 365 49 657 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 39 number.. 434 1 853 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 701 796 number.. 44 428 74 926 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 103 96 number.. 3 344 5 855 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 69 77 number.. 7 073 4 976 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 97 132 number.. 9 783 10 207 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 113 189 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 45 acres.. 7 000 13 403 bushels.. 225 651 456 875 Barley for grain..............farms.. 83 118 acres.. 24 964 38 490 bushels.. 1 050 898 1 422 073 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.. 299 309 acres.. 22 262 24 438 tons, dry.. 68 878 62 233 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 188 244 acres.. 23 761 28 110 Land in orchards..............farms.. 624 568 acres.. 20 593 19 581 @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. .