1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 997 1 125 Land in farms ..................acres.. 139 597 137 723 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 122 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 566 590 501 154 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 765 4 262 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 705 18 569 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 311 339 10 to 49 acres ...................... 405 469 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 179 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 629 763 acres.. 62 284 55 982 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 388 423 acres.. 28 431 22 721 Irrigated land .................farms.. 703 783 acres.. 34 754 32 955 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 985 35 728 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 097 31 759 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 314 16 332 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 672 19 397 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 448 592 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 171 160 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 27 $100,000 or more .................... 64 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 123 34 390 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 220 30 569 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 437 494 Other ............................... 560 631 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 553 688 200 days or more ................... 372 452 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 483 595 number.. 24 854 27 990 Beef cows ..................farms.. 411 489 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 19 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 426 510 number.. 14 119 12 824 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 57 number.. 325 527 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 47 number.. 473 947 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 114 147 number.. 3 149 7 412 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 98 120 number.. 4 345 4 969 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 3 number.. (D) 70 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 1 acres.. 1 619 (D) bushels.. 53 215 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Rice..........................farms.. 49 44 acres.. 16 661 12 747 cwt.. 1 298 474 1 042 937 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 56 78 acres.. 4 687 5 071 tons, dry.. 9 849 10 866 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 24 acres.. 82 285 Land in orchards..............farms.. 225 286 acres.. 3 348 3 634 @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.