1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 276 260 Land in farms ..................acres.. 149 663 168 879 Average size of farm .......acres.. 542 650 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 315 183 1 714 417 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 900 2 198 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 284 43 525 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 156 126 acres.. 28 043 33 277 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 96 73 acres.. 5 776 6 186 Irrigated land .................farms.. 63 35 acres.. 777 873 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 879 42 147 Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 212 162 104 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 544 3 515 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 335 38 632 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 33 $100,000 or more .................... 72 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 263 36 954 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 405 142 130 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 182 Other ............................... 104 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 102 200 days or more ................... 75 70 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 159 167 number.. 46 716 40 602 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 118 number.. 9 572 8 903 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 46 number.. 13 976 13 481 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 160 161 number.. 21 090 16 969 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) 149 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 7 number.. (D) 374 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 50 number.. 12 846 20 998 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 12 number.. 266 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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.. 34 38 acres.. 5 368 5 727 tons, dry.. 13 776 17 741 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 7 acres.. 79 129 Land in orchards..............farms.. 28 17 acres.. 241 167 @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.