1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 252 256 Land in farms ..................acres.. 198 230 206 138 Average size of farm .......acres.. 787 805 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 598 417 666 880 Average per acre .........dollars.. 871 837 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 345 15 622 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 111 95 acres.. 9 066 16 867 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 58 40 acres.. 420 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 70 37 acres.. 2 722 592 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 615 7 014 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 284 27 398 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 370 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 246 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 11 $100,000 or more .................... 15 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 885 5 321 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 353 20 785 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 125 129 Other ............................... 127 127 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 130 131 200 days or more ................... 65 78 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 171 181 number.. 21 277 26 410 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 157 number.. 9 958 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 1 number.. 18 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 162 170 number.. 11 149 13 000 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 27 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 6 number.. 42 35 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 21 number.. 363 464 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 13 number.. 514 229 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 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.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 6 7 acres.. (D) 191 tons, dry.. 326 439 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 0 acres.. 10 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 35 32 acres.. 169 191 @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.