1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 613 1 756 Land in farms ..................acres.. 836 989 869 969 Average size of farm .......acres.. 519 495 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 236 734 739 708 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 499 1 455 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 049 44 033 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 508 638 10 to 49 acres ...................... 467 457 50 to 179 acres ..................... 266 264 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 110 1,000 acres or more ................. 156 157 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 317 1 453 acres.. 143 141 144 549 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 178 1 279 acres.. 91 121 91 383 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 139 1 240 acres.. 79 424 76 171 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 391 021 287 766 Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 419 163 876 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 354 741 244 433 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 280 43 333 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 569 501 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 157 228 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 144 177 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 184 220 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 173 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 138 145 $100,000 or more .................... 306 312 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 321 443 224 131 Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 406 127 637 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 612 1 756 $1,000.. 71 681 64 792 Average per farm..........dollars.. 44 467 36 898 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 811 970 Other ............................... 802 786 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 879 952 200 days or more ................... 556 544 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 385 415 number.. 69 026 88 213 Beef cows ..................farms.. 305 325 number.. 30 221 30 987 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 19 number.. 3 860 4 665 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 347 394 number.. 32 624 51 538 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 29 number.. 269 796 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 25 number.. 656 1 287 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 76 number.. (D) 15 948 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 82 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 20 acres.. 2 841 4 169 bushels.. 67 432 60 026 Barley for grain..............farms.. 15 26 acres.. 3 511 2 842 bushels.. 153 790 125 016 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.. 136 187 acres.. 12 361 17 688 tons, dry.. 36 116 57 252 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 167 139 acres.. 50 673 31 152 Land in orchards..............farms.. 708 651 acres.. 23 862 24 416 @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. .