1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LASSEN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 365 312 Land in farms ..................acres.. 453 826 487 499 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 243 1 562 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 936 556 775 378 Average per acre .........dollars.. 686 489 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 768 58 945 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 88 85 Total cropland .................farms.. 300 251 acres.. 118 440 98 283 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 244 176 acres.. 45 898 44 723 Irrigated land .................farms.. 245 193 acres.. 67 540 57 312 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 399 32 071 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 325 102 792 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 730 19 137 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 669 12 934 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 29 $100,000 or more .................... 54 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 152 28 989 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 210 93 214 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 188 178 Other ............................... 177 134 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 202 170 200 days or more ................... 133 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 219 193 number.. 56 036 48 788 Beef cows ..................farms.. 198 172 number.. 28 821 27 332 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 16 number.. 38 168 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 217 179 number.. 23 365 23 863 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 18 number.. 351 246 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 9 number.. 401 192 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 46 number.. 2 107 4 373 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 23 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 9 acres.. 1 206 703 bushels.. 61 160 36 863 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 7 acres.. 1 198 123 bushels.. 44 020 8 632 Rice..........................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 216 155 acres.. 42 639 40 788 tons, dry.. 113 117 134 261 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 5 acres.. 387 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 9 acres.. 58 27 @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.