1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 557 657 Land in farms ..................acres.. 489 726 532 866 Average size of farm .......acres.. 879 811 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 613 686 1 839 362 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 068 2 192 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 551 159 448 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 84 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 123 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 113 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 149 151 Total cropland .................farms.. 493 569 acres.. 459 386 449 868 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 469 530 acres.. 433 119 405 699 Irrigated land .................farms.. 489 557 acres.. 437 896 406 782 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 850 351 752 980 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 526 662 1 146 089 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 589 951 399 379 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 260 400 353 602 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 86 $100,000 or more .................... 346 365 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 630 623 639 106 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 134 215 972 763 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 420 464 Other ............................... 137 193 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 209 275 200 days or more ................... 123 169 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 69 106 number.. 348 529 351 239 Beef cows ..................farms.. 21 18 number.. (D) 8 921 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 12 number.. (D) 3 447 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 67 105 number.. 377 155 473 041 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 12 number.. 224 521 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 9 number.. 1 155 554 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 19 number.. 165 774 61 364 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 13 number.. 134 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 211 194 acres.. 78 548 63 514 bushels.. 7 764 888 5 014 469 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 28 36 acres.. 6 058 6 619 bales.. 18 964 14 812 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 324 360 acres.. 232 734 219 866 tons, dry.. 1 421 250 1 364 330 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 116 149 acres.. 86 816 84 569 Land in orchards..............farms.. 67 54 acres.. 7 479 2 969 @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.