1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MODOC COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 440 466 Land in farms ..................acres.. 662 927 686 876 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 507 1 474 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 055 148 898 320 Average per acre .........dollars.. 861 679 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 538 76 896 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 113 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 125 129 Total cropland .................farms.. 385 411 acres.. 183 327 198 710 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 334 320 acres.. 117 505 101 446 Irrigated land .................farms.. 337 338 acres.. 159 219 140 168 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 797 58 728 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 993 126 026 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 678 30 580 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 118 28 149 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 61 $100,000 or more .................... 125 127 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 488 48 135 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 472 103 517 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 285 326 Other ............................... 155 140 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 190 210 200 days or more ................... 101 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 266 268 number.. 96 536 92 986 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 239 number.. 48 219 45 836 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 28 number.. 144 116 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 267 267 number.. 48 965 53 840 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 22 number.. 106 779 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 20 number.. 94 2 741 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 57 number.. 10 480 14 338 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 30 number.. (D) 620 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 34 acres.. 3 583 2 344 bushels.. 292 012 179 230 Barley for grain..............farms.. 68 89 acres.. 12 772 12 612 bushels.. 1 336 775 1 291 130 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 284 256 acres.. 87 119 75 509 tons, dry.. 272 362 204 700 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 14 acres.. 2 557 1 344 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 5 acres.. 57 33 @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.