1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 412 415 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 772 72 471 Average size of farm .......acres.. 152 175 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 296 733 599 743 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 591 3 416 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 164 17 477 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 108 109 10 to 49 acres ...................... 181 182 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 23 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 255 256 acres.. 15 094 14 297 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 171 161 acres.. 1 620 3 596 Irrigated land .................farms.. 278 275 acres.. 6 901 6 613 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 974 4 547 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 647 10 955 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 826 1 646 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 148 2 901 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 205 221 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 10 $100,000 or more .................... 3 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 897 4 859 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 458 11 708 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 188 197 Other ............................... 224 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 262 229 200 days or more ................... 149 134 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 197 203 number.. 7 478 9 630 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 178 number.. 4 231 5 300 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 14 number.. 8 68 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 179 174 number.. 3 610 3 793 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 27 number.. 101 566 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 23 number.. (D) 728 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 48 number.. 1 212 3 154 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 43 51 number.. 1 023 875 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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.. 30 48 acres.. 936 2 713 tons, dry.. 1 212 4 030 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 25 9 acres.. 29 25 Land in orchards..............farms.. 79 89 acres.. 416 529 @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.