1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 457 438 Land in farms ..................acres.. 245 116 246 077 Average size of farm .......acres.. 536 562 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 721 871 579 346 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 320 1 041 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 726 17 326 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 232 226 acres.. 20 835 23 598 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 125 118 acres.. 2 690 2 498 Irrigated land .................farms.. 148 106 acres.. 7 444 12 804 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 841 14 790 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 535 33 767 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 761 1 633 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 081 13 157 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 171 191 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 23 $100,000 or more .................... 20 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 047 12 524 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 797 28 465 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 208 181 Other ............................... 249 257 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 265 262 200 days or more ................... 167 176 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 281 281 number.. 30 485 34 658 Beef cows ..................farms.. 235 250 number.. 16 439 19 920 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. 6 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 258 249 number.. 14 466 17 057 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 26 number.. 104 528 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 22 number.. 405 1 380 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 45 number.. 1 454 1 802 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 37 number.. 645 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 1 number.. 365 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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.. 15 18 acres.. 1 064 596 tons, dry.. 1 675 1 141 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 5 acres.. 66 10 Land in orchards..............farms.. 78 90 acres.. 1 136 1 574 @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.