1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 82 79 Land in farms ..................acres.. 198 658 247 550 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 423 3 134 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 974 816 4 090 073 Average per acre .........dollars.. 815 1 305 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 279 38 456 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 11 180 to 499 acres .................... 11 10 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 44 41 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 28 28 acres.. 2 944 5 787 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 56 acres.. 19 408 16 192 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 038 6 049 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 444 76 565 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 011 1 726 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 027 4 323 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 8 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 3 $100,000 or more .................... 16 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 446 5 275 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 018 66 766 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 44 38 Other ............................... 38 41 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 47 43 200 days or more ................... 32 28 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 44 47 number.. 18 168 17 837 Beef cows ..................farms.. 39 44 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 41 43 number.. 9 366 7 722 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 3 number.. 12 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 9 number.. 147 158 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 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.. 12 18 acres.. 2 912 5 691 tons, dry.. 11 374 20 637 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 2 acres.. 6 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 9 acres.. 39 29 @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.