1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 6 592 7 021 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 881 418 1 774 664 Average size of farm .......acres.. 285 253 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 971 219 743 806 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 334 3 047 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 557 69 754 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 065 1 116 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 800 3 143 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 462 1 483 180 to 499 acres .................... 526 562 500 to 999 acres .................... 356 366 1,000 acres or more ................. 383 351 Total cropland .................farms.. 6 005 6 393 acres.. 1 250 984 1 208 482 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 5 730 6 040 acres.. 1 157 357 1 013 424 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 810 6 138 acres.. 1 153 812 998 950 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 772 785 2 081 516 Average per farm .........dollars.. 420 629 296 470 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 116 147 1 418 927 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 656 637 662 589 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 078 1 312 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 372 386 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 368 425 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 691 888 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 884 923 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 878 935 $100,000 or more .................... 2 321 2 152 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 133 341 1 704 368 Average per farm .........dollars.. 323 675 242 788 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 4 108 4 182 Other ............................... 2 484 2 839 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 3 123 3 558 200 days or more ................... 1 950 2 234 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 786 938 number.. 301 760 336 274 Beef cows ..................farms.. 490 599 number.. 22 682 21 345 Milk cows ..................farms.. 128 148 number.. 77 143 72 350 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 713 817 number.. 507 055 391 324 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 74 number.. 7 554 20 508 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 63 number.. 15 912 36 155 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 91 112 number.. 33 666 41 636 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 83 120 number.. (D) 565 156 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 47 56 number.. 61 049 530 68 433 240 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 142 126 acres.. 37 613 26 233 bushels.. 2 953 596 2 116 338 Barley for grain..............farms.. 45 69 acres.. 6 897 19 281 bushels.. 512 384 1 140 835 Rice..........................farms.. 16 9 acres.. 4 771 6 936 cwt.. 303 408 456 929 Cotton .......................farms.. 573 666 acres.. 348 003 306 804 bales.. 891 038 891 040 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 446 525 acres.. 91 949 90 771 tons, dry.. 515 826 525 656 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 613 539 acres.. 175 454 143 521 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 755 5 012 acres.. 445 144 367 375 @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.