1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 4 009 4 354 Land in farms ..................acres.. 732 736 759 649 Average size of farm .......acres.. 183 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 778 684 635 976 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 508 3 876 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 481 51 004 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 962 1 068 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 662 1 854 50 to 179 acres ..................... 786 833 180 to 499 acres .................... 340 339 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 133 139 Total cropland .................farms.. 3 481 3 755 acres.. 381 601 371 532 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 3 045 3 263 acres.. 315 978 301 310 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 523 3 761 acres.. 359 427 333 744 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 208 524 897 058 Average per farm .........dollars.. 301 453 206 031 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 550 212 359 986 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 658 313 537 071 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 815 944 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 321 395 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 329 429 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 533 666 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 438 465 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 394 387 $100,000 or more .................... 1 179 1 068 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 933 172 753 079 Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 769 172 963 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 2 239 2 339 Other ............................... 1 770 2 015 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 967 2 282 200 days or more ................... 1 302 1 584 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 188 1 348 number.. 409 326 344 911 Beef cows ..................farms.. 648 735 number.. 38 948 37 421 Milk cows ..................farms.. 334 383 number.. 155 083 137 351 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 129 1 220 number.. 193 636 156 013 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 79 95 number.. 22 275 6 699 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 83 number.. 37 148 35 859 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 82 114 number.. 2 552 3 773 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 113 148 number.. 4 395 043 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 23 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 32 acres.. 1 299 4 757 bushels.. 78 174 348 590 Barley for grain..............farms.. 18 18 acres.. 986 2 451 bushels.. 49 694 237 845 Rice..........................farms.. 16 14 acres.. 2 564 2 923 cwt.. 198 803 210 719 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. 7 101 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 633 655 acres.. 79 731 68 631 tons, dry.. 392 512 360 310 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 101 108 acres.. 42 087 36 857 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 340 2 537 acres.. 143 354 142 989 @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.