1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUTTER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 314 1 362 Land in farms ..................acres.. 348 349 318 156 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 234 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 203 478 816 122 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 532 3 448 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 435 78 239 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 197 225 10 to 49 acres ...................... 404 449 50 to 179 acres ..................... 308 315 180 to 499 acres .................... 237 219 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 259 1 298 acres.. 297 107 270 897 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 203 1 243 acres.. 266 399 232 014 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 199 1 218 acres.. 242 183 200 646 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 279 653 212 513 Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 826 156 030 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 272 715 207 812 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 939 4 701 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 230 261 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 173 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 166 154 $100,000 or more .................... 492 442 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 218 019 166 380 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 920 122 069 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 849 850 Other ............................... 465 512 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 579 644 200 days or more ................... 353 387 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 125 129 number.. 12 660 9 354 Beef cows ..................farms.. 103 102 number.. (D) 4 215 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 14 number.. (D) 473 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 116 118 number.. 6 546 4 526 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 15 number.. 269 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 12 number.. 1 596 4 379 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 40 number.. 15 407 10 505 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 33 number.. 684 411 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 132 acres.. 20 440 25 746 bushels.. 1 572 402 1 787 089 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 622 bushels.. (D) 45 015 Rice..........................farms.. 286 289 acres.. 95 382 76 130 cwt.. 8 002 162 6 265 614 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 98 100 acres.. 10 441 9 627 tons, dry.. 51 756 47 194 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 68 66 acres.. 21 841 22 829 Land in orchards..............farms.. 835 881 acres.. 71 825 57 479 @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.