1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GLENN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 189 1 187 Land in farms ..................acres.. 482 583 473 920 Average size of farm .......acres.. 406 399 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 799 171 761 783 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 083 1 766 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 192 66 552 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 164 150 10 to 49 acres ...................... 366 390 50 to 179 acres ..................... 243 235 180 to 499 acres .................... 226 206 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 100 104 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 070 1 039 acres.. 255 968 250 698 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 916 898 acres.. 212 848 181 258 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 025 1 015 acres.. 220 235 182 420 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 228 221 172 495 Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 944 145 320 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 179 549 129 648 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 672 42 847 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 193 183 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 143 182 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 109 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 131 121 $100,000 or more .................... 408 367 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 171 948 136 828 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 494 115 369 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 754 763 Other ............................... 435 424 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 558 576 200 days or more ................... 304 328 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 381 421 number.. 67 138 66 753 Beef cows ..................farms.. 244 246 number.. 18 668 16 572 Milk cows ..................farms.. 68 95 number.. 16 277 16 338 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 365 387 number.. 33 367 29 899 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 28 number.. 1 717 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 23 number.. 2 861 5 490 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 69 73 number.. 8 123 15 948 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 46 number.. (D) 702 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 975 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 108 117 acres.. 17 362 24 975 bushels.. 1 335 264 1 774 671 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 6 acres.. 1 500 1 243 bushels.. 73 672 41 644 Rice..........................farms.. 269 269 acres.. 83 771 64 473 cwt.. 6 798 367 4 987 132 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 0 acres.. 1 046 0 bales.. 2 570 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 196 217 acres.. 26 433 22 746 tons, dry.. 126 602 93 420 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 8 acres.. 497 16 Land in orchards..............farms.. 506 442 acres.. 47 835 39 104 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.