Photo from Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner/Weighs & Measures.
In 1916, Sunkist took out a full-page ad in the Saturday Evening Post with the slogan, "Drink an Orange." It was the first attempt to persuade people to squeeze an orange and drink the juice. The ad offered a Sunkist orange extracter for 10 cents. It was this campaign that served as the earliest origins of orange juice for breakfast.
| Year | Number of Farms | Farm Land (acres) | Average Size of Farms (acres) | Percent of Land in Farms | Harvested Cropland (acres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,035 | 57,809 | 56 | 2.2 | 12,806 |
| 2012 | 1,294 | 91,689 | 71 | 3.5 | 40,796 |
| 2007 | 1,734 | 108,463 | 63 | 4.2 | 25,829 |
| 2002 | 1,543 | 111,458 | 72 | 4.3 | 24,033 |
| 1997 | 1,226 | 130,838 | 107 | 5.1 | 23,805 |
| 1992 | 1,446 | 183,569 | 127 | 7.1 | 29,347 |
| 1987 | 2,035 | 280,156 | 138 | 10.8 | 37,102 |
| 1982 | 2,331 | 317,757 | 136 | 12.2 | 53,130 |
| 1978 | 1,952 | 369,061 | 189 | 14.2 | 54,362 |
| 1974 | 1,797 | 400,500 | 223 | 15.4 | 64,806 |
| 1969 | 2,804 | 557,770 | 199 | 21.4 | 84,319 |
| 1964 | 2,800 | 585,340 | 209 | 22.5 | 90,583 |
| Year | Number of Farms | Farm Land (acres) | Average Size of Farms (acres) | Percent of Land in Farms | Harvested Cropland (acres) |
| 1959 | 4,811 | 479,011 | 100 | 18.4 | 126,952 |
| 1954 | 8,254 | 743,613 | 90 | 28.5 | 195,315 |
| 1950 | 11,973 | 855,563 | 72 | 32.8 | 229,047 |
| 1940 | 12,475 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1930 | 12,653 | 527,124 | 42 | 20.0 | 230,068 |
| 1920 | 12,444 | 882,333 | 71 | 33.5 | n/a |
| 1910 | 7,919 | 757,985 | 96 | 29.1 | n/a |
| 1900 | 6,577 | 895,663 | 136 | 34.4 | n/a |
n/a Data not available
