1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MENDOCINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 092 1 088 Land in farms ..................acres.. 638 566 725 118 Average size of farm .......acres.. 585 666 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 929 682 760 004 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 728 1 322 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 625 32 275 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 201 161 10 to 49 acres ...................... 292 318 50 to 179 acres ..................... 249 246 180 to 499 acres .................... 139 161 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 130 118 Total cropland .................farms.. 895 823 acres.. 66 316 61 599 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 765 707 acres.. 30 425 29 298 Irrigated land .................farms.. 586 525 acres.. 24 716 23 060 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 116 859 66 793 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 014 61 391 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 102 492 54 874 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 367 11 919 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 307 371 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 140 130 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 162 145 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 163 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 81 $100,000 or more .................... 168 118 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 508 50 539 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 508 46 494 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 564 532 Other ............................... 528 556 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 620 645 200 days or more ................... 326 361 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 389 408 number.. 36 498 30 638 Beef cows ..................farms.. 320 351 number.. (D) 15 526 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 18 number.. (D) 1 075 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 355 363 number.. 20 766 13 364 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 58 number.. 1 804 1 948 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 41 number.. 3 293 3 831 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 181 212 number.. 11 514 21 177 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 71 102 number.. 3 583 3 479 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 41 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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.. 192 222 acres.. 10 062 10 734 tons, dry.. 21 914 21 435 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 88 53 acres.. 556 387 Land in orchards..............farms.. 429 438 acres.. 19 272 18 438 @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.