1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 302 330 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 418 63 511 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 392 019 813 079 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 814 3 193 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 766 41 066 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 101 128 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 215 238 acres.. 19 736 22 628 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 176 193 acres.. 6 416 8 079 Irrigated land .................farms.. 155 175 acres.. 4 602 5 481 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 100 091 88 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 331 427 267 007 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 98 402 86 361 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 689 1 751 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 30 $100,000 or more .................... 69 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 583 74 382 Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 586 225 400 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 302 330 $1,000.. 21 906 16 711 Average per farm..........dollars.. 72 536 50 641 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 166 161 Other ............................... 136 169 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 164 200 days or more ................... 83 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 68 77 number.. 5 360 5 037 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 66 number.. 2 895 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 61 74 number.. 2 220 3 075 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 7 number.. 38 63 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 4 number.. 29 75 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 18 number.. 162 739 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 24 number.. 687 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 200 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 155 bushels.. (D) 6 357 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.. 23 30 acres.. 1 752 2 470 tons, dry.. 2 118 5 420 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 40 43 acres.. 2 697 3 004 Land in orchards..............farms.. 34 39 acres.. 384 509 @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. .