1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TEHAMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 362 1 381 Land in farms ..................acres.. 885 426 1 016 851 Average size of farm .......acres.. 650 736 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 772 234 651 023 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 106 939 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 255 34 737 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 251 240 10 to 49 acres ...................... 529 556 50 to 179 acres ..................... 259 249 180 to 499 acres .................... 144 142 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 112 124 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 063 1 116 acres.. 127 019 120 902 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 831 897 acres.. 62 038 60 380 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 001 988 acres.. 85 571 71 572 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 107 102 95 041 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 636 68 820 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 66 798 56 677 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 304 38 364 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 357 383 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 176 182 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 160 181 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 241 213 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 136 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 109 94 $100,000 or more .................... 194 192 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 80 743 79 867 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 282 57 874 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 694 719 Other ............................... 668 662 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 716 743 200 days or more ................... 462 480 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 559 570 number.. 85 270 80 440 Beef cows ..................farms.. 431 445 number.. 40 153 33 259 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 62 number.. 6 763 6 073 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 527 541 number.. 47 407 41 381 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 52 number.. 458 2 053 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 34 number.. 2 429 4 413 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 74 110 number.. 6 522 7 782 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 62 86 number.. 1 226 1 582 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 28 acres.. 6 413 4 367 bushels.. 331 438 263 592 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 465 1 242 bushels.. 21 250 47 114 Rice..........................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 723 1 277 cwt.. 51 805 90 210 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 214 acres.. 12 069 14 123 tons, dry.. 36 301 48 232 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 16 acres.. 186 61 Land in orchards..............farms.. 662 685 acres.. 36 956 35 422 @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.