1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 288 1 427 Land in farms ..................acres.. 308 035 379 044 Average size of farm .......acres.. 239 266 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 718 329 744 672 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 825 3 112 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 098 45 506 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 421 432 10 to 49 acres ...................... 390 464 50 to 179 acres ..................... 209 216 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 90 Total cropland .................farms.. 986 1 030 acres.. 159 059 184 522 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 688 722 acres.. 120 220 135 170 Irrigated land .................farms.. 886 912 acres.. 122 550 132 860 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 218 023 209 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 272 146 885 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 135 754 120 552 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 82 269 89 053 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 442 537 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 151 155 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 122 160 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 120 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 62 $100,000 or more .................... 263 310 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 178 109 174 047 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 283 121 967 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 663 687 Other ............................... 625 740 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 675 790 200 days or more ................... 398 532 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 501 600 number.. 69 362 93 011 Beef cows ..................farms.. 349 430 number.. 17 457 23 078 Milk cows ..................farms.. 74 107 number.. 18 762 18 383 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 454 525 number.. 30 745 56 200 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 77 number.. 1 575 2 954 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 68 number.. 12 797 15 443 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 86 112 number.. 4 239 5 674 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 99 131 number.. 1 944 36 801 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 18 number.. (D) 1 178 593 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 58 106 acres.. 8 437 23 840 bushels.. 616 770 1 739 631 Barley for grain..............farms.. 21 19 acres.. 1 677 1 702 bushels.. 115 439 95 984 Rice..........................farms.. 26 39 acres.. 8 069 9 324 cwt.. 653 294 703 034 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 254 300 acres.. 24 695 29 295 tons, dry.. 80 647 101 621 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 126 67 acres.. 9 097 6 250 Land in orchards..............farms.. 230 251 acres.. 17 851 15 796 @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.