1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADERA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 673 1 709 Land in farms ..................acres.. 641 546 749 465 Average size of farm .......acres.. 383 439 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 157 462 928 760 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 537 2 152 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 695 69 035 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 170 172 10 to 49 acres ...................... 576 604 50 to 179 acres ..................... 436 459 180 to 499 acres .................... 260 236 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 99 1,000 acres or more ................. 131 139 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 400 1 419 acres.. 332 617 322 088 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 262 1 277 acres.. 294 706 271 352 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 308 1 326 acres.. 308 599 276 357 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 627 210 471 810 Average per farm .........dollars.. 374 901 276 074 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 507 829 357 594 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 119 381 114 217 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 265 287 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 113 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 163 166 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 176 202 $100,000 or more .................... 711 680 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 462 516 359 664 Average per farm .........dollars.. 276 625 210 330 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 977 977 Other ............................... 696 732 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 784 888 200 days or more ................... 516 569 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 396 437 number.. 111 704 105 288 Beef cows ..................farms.. 278 311 number.. 25 167 22 238 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 62 number.. 26 880 24 259 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 385 412 number.. 43 629 58 909 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 32 number.. 346 1 614 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 29 number.. 511 2 078 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 48 number.. 9 850 17 169 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 42 58 number.. 1 083 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 9 number.. 6 309 400 3 173 971 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 50 74 acres.. 16 017 18 254 bushels.. 1 162 466 1 283 743 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 19 acres.. (D) 3 397 bushels.. (D) 283 050 Rice..........................farms.. 3 0 acres.. 353 0 cwt.. 29 600 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 97 143 acres.. 36 806 43 857 bales.. 97 035 108 040 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 166 167 acres.. 38 980 39 743 tons, dry.. 221 790 242 039 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 31 acres.. 7 070 5 572 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 103 1 086 acres.. 179 586 151 095 @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.