1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SOLANO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 850 895 Land in farms ..................acres.. 340 328 321 297 Average size of farm .......acres.. 400 359 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 873 686 644 556 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 404 1 796 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 682 55 357 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 198 212 10 to 49 acres ...................... 287 319 50 to 179 acres ..................... 153 131 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 81 91 Total cropland .................farms.. 673 728 acres.. 176 264 176 714 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 567 588 acres.. 124 869 117 395 Irrigated land .................farms.. 535 524 acres.. 103 423 94 776 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 113 160 96 272 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 130 107 566 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 95 238 77 534 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 923 18 738 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 270 291 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 60 $100,000 or more .................... 164 165 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 91 829 75 057 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 034 83 863 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 850 895 $1,000.. 20 098 22 903 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 645 25 590 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 448 438 Other ............................... 402 457 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 460 507 200 days or more ................... 306 339 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 230 262 number.. 25 494 27 416 Beef cows ..................farms.. 190 201 number.. 10 414 9 397 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 18 number.. 2 525 2 047 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 194 247 number.. 14 362 17 333 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 37 number.. 278 701 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 30 number.. 441 1 442 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 86 110 number.. 65 234 77 031 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 57 79 number.. 1 487 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 100 109 acres.. 29 991 28 875 bushels.. 2 178 246 1 739 509 Barley for grain..............farms.. 23 27 acres.. 6 378 5 627 bushels.. 303 221 248 497 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.. 147 160 acres.. 26 465 20 223 tons, dry.. 123 912 78 933 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 55 64 acres.. 14 821 12 315 Land in orchards..............farms.. 365 377 acres.. 13 833 14 849 @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. .