1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NAPA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 318 1 227 Land in farms ..................acres.. 212 401 235 290 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 536 908 1 003 132 Average per acre .........dollars.. 11 629 5 445 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 855 43 216 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 374 315 10 to 49 acres ...................... 525 499 50 to 179 acres ..................... 252 238 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 236 1 135 acres.. 74 511 66 498 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 178 1 068 acres.. 50 305 47 448 Irrigated land .................farms.. 994 822 acres.. 46 324 40 149 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 238 696 122 928 Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 104 100 186 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 233 956 118 336 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 740 4 592 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 246 293 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 125 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 155 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 171 193 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 149 143 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 159 90 $100,000 or more .................... 380 228 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 144 299 94 429 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 650 76 959 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 591 546 Other ............................... 727 681 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 757 727 200 days or more ................... 461 455 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 128 140 number.. 10 240 11 609 Beef cows ..................farms.. 110 104 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 119 122 number.. 8 261 7 237 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 16 number.. 229 478 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 12 number.. 296 619 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 40 number.. 497 1 782 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 41 40 number.. 1 068 4 967 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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.. 37 39 acres.. 2 616 1 947 tons, dry.. 6 610 3 319 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 32 21 acres.. 83 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 096 1 017 acres.. 47 950 44 559 @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.