1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 057 1 312 Land in farms ..................acres.. 342 653 347 504 Average size of farm .......acres.. 324 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 725 012 432 242 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 225 1 699 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 877 37 250 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 456 596 10 to 49 acres ...................... 333 390 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 166 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 85 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 825 952 acres.. 40 939 44 681 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 695 809 acres.. 24 710 28 725 Irrigated land .................farms.. 560 662 acres.. 17 322 24 201 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 125 041 132 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 298 100 623 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 106 331 106 190 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 710 25 827 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 441 523 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 164 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 156 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 61 $100,000 or more .................... 162 199 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 103 068 104 801 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 602 79 879 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 056 1 312 $1,000.. 20 634 23 890 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 540 18 209 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 534 631 Other ............................... 523 681 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 563 756 200 days or more ................... 373 539 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 244 316 number.. 26 677 36 921 Beef cows ..................farms.. 181 239 number.. 11 341 14 744 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 21 number.. 1 339 1 323 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 200 287 number.. 14 856 22 584 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 55 number.. 211 557 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 53 number.. 662 4 016 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 65 92 number.. 1 279 8 300 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 109 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 540 035 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 12 acres.. 828 2 128 bushels.. 48 116 162 302 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 13 122 Rice..........................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 94 111 acres.. 7 258 7 292 tons, dry.. 17 826 19 380 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 85 93 acres.. 8 490 7 202 Land in orchards..............farms.. 390 460 acres.. 5 012 8 910 @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. .