1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 733 689 Land in farms ..................acres.. 628 745 647 446 Average size of farm .......acres.. 858 940 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 069 954 940 470 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 139 917 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 565 62 719 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 167 144 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 179 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 80 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 120 124 Total cropland .................farms.. 618 577 acres.. 182 185 161 576 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 458 400 acres.. 102 643 79 544 Irrigated land .................farms.. 556 520 acres.. 139 534 105 419 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 244 51 175 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 288 74 274 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 197 27 138 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 047 24 037 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 167 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 130 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 80 $100,000 or more .................... 132 107 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 669 43 114 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 205 62 484 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 447 434 Other ............................... 286 255 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 359 334 200 days or more ................... 201 175 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 417 395 number.. 79 676 77 417 Beef cows ..................farms.. 359 346 number.. 41 377 39 763 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 22 number.. 1 421 1 620 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 399 393 number.. 40 238 41 668 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 25 number.. 2 052 1 087 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 23 number.. 2 601 683 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 50 number.. 3 753 4 356 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 41 number.. 1 113 722 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 43 acres.. 5 790 3 959 bushels.. 344 534 276 276 Barley for grain..............farms.. 62 71 acres.. 10 409 12 728 bushels.. 955 872 1 168 939 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.. 355 324 acres.. 74 565 53 083 tons, dry.. 274 867 191 935 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 14 acres.. 753 298 Land in orchards..............farms.. 39 33 acres.. 233 154 @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.