1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 850 844 Land in farms ..................acres.. 316 743 388 084 Average size of farm .......acres.. 373 460 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 419 564 469 095 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 021 1 066 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 456 31 323 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 261 224 10 to 49 acres ...................... 260 272 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 137 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 81 Total cropland .................farms.. 612 621 acres.. 59 487 62 649 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 401 396 acres.. 22 659 23 897 Irrigated land .................farms.. 605 594 acres.. 38 863 44 282 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 349 33 198 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 881 39 334 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 375 13 031 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 975 20 167 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 356 346 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 135 141 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 24 $100,000 or more .................... 43 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 652 28 965 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 794 34 359 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 354 385 Other ............................... 496 459 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 477 457 200 days or more ................... 319 282 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 486 482 number.. 37 758 45 050 Beef cows ..................farms.. 400 393 number.. 18 378 21 011 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 29 number.. 516 944 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 418 411 number.. 19 471 26 549 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 67 number.. 273 1 189 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 56 number.. 529 1 936 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 65 74 number.. 1 417 1 682 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 78 90 number.. 1 819 1 905 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 17 acres.. 945 958 bushels.. 46 518 43 663 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 14 acres.. 493 706 bushels.. 29 064 44 873 Rice..........................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 189 213 acres.. 13 363 17 147 tons, dry.. 41 670 66 512 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 37 28 acres.. 99 235 Land in orchards..............farms.. 163 174 acres.. 997 1 539 @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.