1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KINGS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 079 1 092 Land in farms ..................acres.. 656 968 775 829 Average size of farm .......acres.. 609 710 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 602 391 1 183 154 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 732 1 694 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 406 128 031 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 203 224 10 to 49 acres ...................... 343 297 50 to 179 acres ..................... 204 241 180 to 499 acres .................... 125 139 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 104 97 Total cropland .................farms.. 935 934 acres.. 526 132 519 526 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 830 844 acres.. 445 537 431 212 Irrigated land .................farms.. 892 865 acres.. 421 365 409 507 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 693 677 581 846 Average per farm .........dollars.. 642 889 532 826 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 369 277 351 540 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 324 401 230 306 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 187 195 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 107 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 69 $100,000 or more .................... 472 458 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 555 783 466 209 Average per farm .........dollars.. 514 614 426 540 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 671 707 Other ............................... 408 385 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 459 434 200 days or more ................... 326 311 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 334 347 number.. 207 295 173 508 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 117 number.. 4 050 3 805 Milk cows ..................farms.. 154 159 number.. 107 327 86 235 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 305 311 number.. 77 872 68 028 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 38 number.. (D) 9 701 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 31 number.. (D) 11 692 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 29 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 33 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 10 number.. 12 772 400 8 637 683 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 112 93 acres.. 71 415 36 162 bushels.. 5 218 653 2 684 498 Barley for grain..............farms.. 21 53 acres.. 11 735 13 119 bushels.. 514 430 874 897 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 250 364 acres.. 196 108 235 509 bales.. 422 987 627 189 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 330 310 acres.. 58 776 44 495 tons, dry.. 294 422 243 271 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 35 42 acres.. 11 937 8 597 Land in orchards..............farms.. 386 376 acres.. 31 482 22 587 @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.