1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 792 874 Land in farms ..................acres.. 584 538 597 766 Average size of farm .......acres.. 738 684 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 705 164 630 198 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 118 879 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 825 25 546 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 134 139 10 to 49 acres ...................... 190 193 50 to 179 acres ..................... 200 243 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 115 114 Total cropland .................farms.. 570 595 acres.. 51 228 58 209 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 429 422 acres.. 15 233 13 655 Irrigated land .................farms.. 301 304 acres.. 17 630 15 775 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 475 61 910 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 297 70 835 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 832 11 388 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 644 50 521 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 206 282 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 62 $100,000 or more .................... 137 161 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 254 47 469 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 460 54 375 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 417 482 Other ............................... 375 392 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 445 435 200 days or more ................... 274 254 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 501 618 number.. 69 201 75 603 Beef cows ..................farms.. 340 382 number.. 21 815 22 312 Milk cows ..................farms.. 133 178 number.. 18 962 18 862 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 480 578 number.. 33 568 40 974 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 40 number.. 800 318 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 24 number.. 1 901 738 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 83 128 number.. 4 507 13 777 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 48 68 number.. 1 036 1 283 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 244 276 acres.. 14 197 12 910 tons, dry.. 40 851 39 346 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 64 43 acres.. 348 253 Land in orchards..............farms.. 88 93 acres.. 443 314 @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.