San Benito County

1980 Annual Crop Report

 

COMMODITY SUMMARY

 

Field Crops

$19,266,000

Vegetable and Row Crops

$37,470,000

Fruit and Nut Crops

$19,160,000

Livestock

$18,474,000

Other Livestock/Livestock & Poultry Products

$5,658,000

TOTAL

$100,028,000

 

 

FIELD CROPS

 

 

Acres

Tons per acre

Total Yield

$ per unit

TOTAL

Alfalfa

2,300

5.5

12,650 tons

100

$1,265,000

Barley

8,500

1.4

11,900 tons

110

$1,309,000

Misc Field Crops*

975

 

$450,000

Grain Hay

24,000

1.0

24,000 tons

75

$1,800,000

Nursery Stock*

310

 

$3,400,000

Pasture/Rangeland

508,000

 

6

$3,050,000

Permanent Pasture

1,500

 

225

$338,000

Seed Crops*

700

 

1,200

$840,000

Corn Silage

1,500

24.9

37,350 tons

14

$523,000

Cotton

800

0.44

352 tons

1,720

$606,000

Green Chop (alfalfa and oats)

1,000

11.7

11,700 tons

11

$129,000

Sugar Beets

4,550

23.7

108,000 tons

50

$5,400,000

Wheat

800

1.5

1,200 tons

130

$156,000

TOTAL

$19,266,000

 

 

FRUIT AND NUT CROPS

 

 

Acres

Tons per acre

Total Yield

$ per unit

TOTAL

Apples

350

23.8

8,350 tons

100

$835,000

Apricots

2,700

6.3

17,000 tons

265

$4,505,000

Cherries

295

1.6

472 tons

1,300

$614,000

Grapes (wine)

4,500

3

13,500 tons

450

$6,075,000

Pears (Bartlett)

570

4.4

2,510 tons

165

$414,000

Pears (Fall and Winter)

210

9.9

2,080 tons

200

$416,000

Prunes (Dried)

900

1.1

990 tons

690

$683,000

Walnuts

5,000

1.06

5,300 tons

1,060

$5,618,000

TOTAL

$19,160,000

 

 

VEGETABLE AND ROW CROPS

 

 

Acres

Tons per acre

Total Yield

$ per unit

TOTAL

Asparagus

510

0.8

408 tons

1,484

$606,000

Beans (fresh)

120

6.5

780 tons

175

$137,000

Broccoli

380

3.9

1,480 tons

400

$592,000

Cabbage

150

15.5

2,330 tons

220

$512,000

Cauliflower

400

4.1

1,640 tons

440

$722,000

Celery

128

30

3,840 tons

80

$308,000

Cucumbers

92

21.5

1,980 tons

200

$396,000

Garlic

1,420

5.5

7,800 tons

500

$3,900,000

Lettuce

3,200

13.6

43,300 tons

177

$7,664,000

Misc veg & row crops*

1,075

 

$3,500,000

Onions

1,150

19.4

22,300 tons

240

$5,352,000

Peppers (Bell)

1,400

11

15,400 tons

366

$5,636,000

Tomatoes (Canning)

6,200

29.2

181,000 tons

45

$8,145,000

TOTAL

$37,470,000

 

 

LIVESTOCK

 

 

Number of head

Total Hundred-

weight

Price per Hundred-

weight

TOTAL

All Cattle

71,250

 

$18,281,000

Calves*

12,000

61,900 cwt.

72

$4,460,000

Yearlings*

4,500

33,800 cwt.

70

$2,370,000

Pasture* and Stocker cattle

50,000

125,000 cwt.

70

$8,750,000

Cows*

4,500

49,500 cwt.

50

$2,480,000

Hogs

300

750 cwt.

50

$37,500

Lambs

2,500

2,400 cwt.

65

$156,000

Bulls*

250

3,750 cwt.

59

$221,000

TOTAL

$18,474,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER LIVESTOCK / LIVESTOCK & POULTRY PRODUCTS

 

 

Number of head

Total Hundred-

weight

Price per Hundred-

weight

TOTAL

Milk (Market)

 

168,000 cwt.

13.14

$2,208,000

Milk (Manufacturing)

 

23,500 cwt.

11.96

$281,000

Eggs (Chickens and Turkeys)

 

3,811,000 doz.

0.63

$2,401,000

Chickens

50,000

 

0.35

$17,000

Turkeys

89,000

1,804,000 lbs.

0.41

$732,000

Wool

 

25,000 lbs.

0.77

$19,000

TOTAL

$5,658,000

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS CROPS AND PRODUCTS

 

*Commodities in these categories are combined with other similar products because the number of producers of each commodity was less than three, or one producer is responsible for 60 percent or more of the product. This is to avoid disclosure of the business affairs of the firms involved.

 

Vegetable and Row Crops

 

Annis

Bok Choy

Cardoon

Chicory

 

Chili Peppers

 

Chinese Cabbage

 

Collards

 

Green Tomatoes

 

Market Tomatoes

 

Mixed Lettuce

 

Mustard

 

Peas

 

Sweet Corn

 

Turnip Greens

   

 

 

Field Crops

 

Crazy Corn

Ornamental Corn

 

Ornamental Gourds

 

Safflower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seed Crops

 

Alfalfa

Beans

Broccoli

Cantaloupe

 

Cauliflower

 

Cucumbers

 

Misc. Flowers

 

Onions

 

Pea

 

Peppers

 

Tomatoes

 

Squash

 

 

Nursery Stock

 

Cut Flowers

Nursery Stock

Turf Grass