1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 942 1 944 Land in farms ..................acres.. 404 166 452 347 Average size of farm .......acres.. 208 233 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 753 624 541 669 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 589 2 634 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 622 51 683 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 550 531 10 to 49 acres ...................... 590 634 50 to 179 acres ..................... 345 346 180 to 499 acres .................... 275 263 500 to 999 acres .................... 103 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 79 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 750 1 739 acres.. 247 368 235 199 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 646 1 610 acres.. 222 209 171 901 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 686 1 671 acres.. 223 690 168 000 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 286 227 182 470 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 388 93 863 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 277 447 171 654 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 780 10 816 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 474 497 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 165 192 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 191 186 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 232 277 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 184 175 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 177 195 $100,000 or more .................... 519 422 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 208 977 136 214 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 554 70 069 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 065 1 038 Other ............................... 877 906 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 017 1 048 200 days or more ................... 605 622 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 300 338 number.. 20 430 24 267 Beef cows ..................farms.. 239 290 number.. 8 826 11 851 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 19 number.. 860 1 106 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 269 287 number.. 9 577 11 991 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 46 number.. 6 845 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 38 number.. (D) 11 665 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 86 85 number.. 2 229 7 105 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 64 84 number.. 2 792 9 218 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 12 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 34 acres.. 3 869 7 624 bushels.. 244 982 493 852 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 265 270 acres.. 102 410 70 476 cwt.. 8 392 831 5 615 509 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 109 106 acres.. 6 343 7 908 tons, dry.. 22 384 32 959 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 63 25 acres.. 808 145 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 215 1 247 acres.. 98 205 72 103 @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.