1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 771 813 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 905 55 205 Average size of farm .......acres.. 69 68 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 622 870 445 045 Average per acre .........dollars.. 14 947 9 652 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 890 47 373 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 304 314 10 to 49 acres ...................... 283 299 50 to 179 acres ..................... 139 143 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 673 723 acres.. 26 128 26 994 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 639 666 acres.. 22 541 20 469 Irrigated land .................farms.. 523 544 acres.. 21 473 18 919 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 241 849 161 524 Average per farm .........dollars.. 313 683 198 677 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 237 033 156 587 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 816 4 937 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 238 239 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 53 $100,000 or more .................... 207 199 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 172 329 122 500 Average per farm .........dollars.. 223 224 150 491 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 772 814 $1,000.. 67 434 38 712 Average per farm..........dollars.. 87 349 47 558 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 426 486 Other ............................... 345 327 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 365 428 200 days or more ................... 250 258 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 74 116 number.. 4 197 4 660 Beef cows ..................farms.. 52 90 number.. 1 440 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 62 89 number.. 1 292 2 392 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 27 number.. 86 147 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 19 number.. 186 109 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 35 number.. 206 486 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 60 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 9 21 acres.. 239 407 tons, dry.. 575 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 85 98 acres.. 12 294 13 074 Land in orchards..............farms.. 343 332 acres.. 8 902 6 175 @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. .