1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 AMADOR COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 360 367 Land in farms ..................acres.. 204 398 236 222 Average size of farm .......acres.. 568 644 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 755 690 754 269 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 500 1 192 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 319 26 988 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 106 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 99 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 206 240 acres.. 25 486 18 514 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 158 157 acres.. 6 689 6 691 Irrigated land .................farms.. 142 125 acres.. 12 463 8 037 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 137 22 612 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 713 61 614 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 372 5 730 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 764 16 882 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 30 $100,000 or more .................... 26 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 460 20 314 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 500 55 503 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 151 166 Other ............................... 209 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 207 200 days or more ................... 142 132 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 196 227 number.. 31 029 47 812 Beef cows ..................farms.. 171 194 number.. 11 448 14 608 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. 35 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 183 207 number.. 20 315 26 811 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 24 number.. 53 139 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 23 number.. 286 268 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 34 number.. 1 111 1 712 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 14 number.. 224 371 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 785 bushels.. (D) 44 420 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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.. 26 23 acres.. 2 521 1 691 tons, dry.. 6 625 4 763 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 4 acres.. 38 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 117 131 acres.. 3 307 3 465 @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.