1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLUSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 810 836 Land in farms ..................acres.. 430 958 450 236 Average size of farm .......acres.. 532 539 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 304 919 887 281 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 426 1 641 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 202 96 430 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 151 163 50 to 179 acres ..................... 151 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 254 500 to 999 acres .................... 120 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 103 98 Total cropland .................farms.. 759 783 acres.. 316 756 292 142 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 722 748 acres.. 287 630 222 244 Irrigated land .................farms.. 723 741 acres.. 276 562 204 546 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 276 538 171 893 Average per farm .........dollars.. 341 405 205 614 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 270 586 165 710 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 952 6 183 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 146 $100,000 or more .................... 434 342 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 203 331 134 669 Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 717 161 088 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 526 569 Other ............................... 284 267 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 399 388 200 days or more ................... 228 219 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 100 95 number.. 16 417 16 726 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 74 number.. 7 291 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 2 number.. 449 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 94 88 number.. 9 461 7 627 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 16 number.. 262 788 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 12 number.. 595 785 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 27 number.. 7 184 15 173 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 137 129 acres.. 37 879 36 393 bushels.. 2 973 764 2 581 549 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 13 acres.. 310 790 bushels.. 12 250 27 026 Rice..........................farms.. 405 409 acres.. 129 974 95 254 cwt.. 10 324 528 7 538 539 Cotton .......................farms.. 19 0 acres.. 7 483 0 bales.. 16 855 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 70 acres.. 10 400 11 888 tons, dry.. 49 391 53 357 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 65 52 acres.. 28 589 20 706 Land in orchards..............farms.. 293 290 acres.. 34 398 22 915 @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.