1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 3 048 3 511 Land in farms ..................acres.. 509 031 423 602 Average size of farm .......acres.. 167 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 749 295 711 639 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 618 5 804 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 823 48 123 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 375 1 503 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 043 1 287 50 to 179 acres ..................... 353 428 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 367 2 726 acres.. 279 806 273 322 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 2 165 2 457 acres.. 245 446 226 950 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 204 2 455 acres.. 219 772 191 672 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 047 525 846 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 343 676 241 223 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 575 966 441 635 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 471 559 405 297 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 039 1 320 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 289 291 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 258 358 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 366 377 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 265 269 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 239 233 $100,000 or more .................... 592 663 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 777 302 693 532 Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 188 197 419 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 340 1 476 Other ............................... 1 708 2 035 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 696 2 109 200 days or more ................... 1 096 1 456 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 353 435 number.. 204 968 196 691 Beef cows ..................farms.. 159 177 number.. 7 629 4 707 Milk cows ..................farms.. 119 156 number.. 113 719 116 799 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 295 367 number.. 128 181 114 959 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 84 114 number.. 2 080 10 472 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 95 number.. 2 868 27 910 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 80 105 number.. 33 155 45 977 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 148 187 number.. 9 897 627 9 842 363 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 11 number.. (D) 59 696 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 52 acres.. 25 606 31 353 bushels.. 875 811 1 277 714 Barley for grain..............farms.. 14 13 acres.. 2 235 5 468 bushels.. 67 465 158 006 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 27 25 acres.. 12 571 11 940 bales.. 40 213 26 736 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 186 226 acres.. 90 926 71 271 tons, dry.. 627 963 470 994 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 149 115 acres.. 38 041 29 828 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 718 2 010 acres.. 68 191 73 496 @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.