1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 63 73 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 813 103 294 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 092 1 415 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 118 638 933 183 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 024 659 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 396 59 510 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 10 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 10 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 48 49 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 39 44 acres.. 8 462 9 787 Irrigated land .................farms.. 52 58 acres.. 31 322 24 257 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 502 7 446 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 208 101 996 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 238 4 682 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 264 2 763 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 5 5 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 8 $100,000 or more .................... 18 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 225 5 984 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 944 81 973 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 39 45 Other ............................... 24 28 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 28 27 200 days or more ................... 19 19 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 35 40 number.. 8 142 10 402 Beef cows ..................farms.. 33 39 number.. 4 776 5 069 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 30 42 number.. 5 643 4 187 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 6 number.. 7 481 17 802 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 7 number.. 44 80 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 34 34 acres.. 8 160 9 511 tons, dry.. 32 915 29 858 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 3 acres.. 254 641 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 8 acres.. (D) 63 @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.