1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 195 2 120 Land in farms ..................acres.. 320 597 328 960 Average size of farm .......acres.. 146 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 978 005 732 708 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 481 3 996 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 527 46 045 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 857 740 10 to 49 acres ...................... 777 762 50 to 179 acres ..................... 317 365 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 62 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 033 1 948 acres.. 130 775 133 981 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 988 1 886 acres.. 107 157 107 269 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 933 1 833 acres.. 101 291 103 921 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 667 826 537 519 Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 249 253 547 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 616 579 481 257 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 247 56 262 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 719 564 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 181 186 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 166 187 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 243 258 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 171 211 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 185 219 $100,000 or more .................... 530 495 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 549 419 401 539 Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 305 189 405 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 195 2 120 $1,000.. 115 741 135 714 Average per farm..........dollars.. 52 729 64 016 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 947 945 Other ............................... 1 248 1 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 305 1 299 200 days or more ................... 840 833 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 122 132 number.. 11 274 17 856 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 106 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 110 124 number.. 6 148 12 907 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 22 number.. 1 512 1 729 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 18 number.. 1 191 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 45 number.. 471 1 706 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 68 73 number.. 2 300 847 4 595 271 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 55 bushels.. (D) 2 351 Barley for grain..............farms.. 13 5 acres.. 1 627 (D) bushels.. 111 076 5 709 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.. 49 36 acres.. 4 104 3 462 tons, dry.. 10 562 8 006 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 88 111 acres.. 46 021 51 079 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 709 1 623 acres.. 58 710 59 652 @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. .