1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 116 113 Land in farms ..................acres.. 118 252 116 083 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 019 1 027 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 413 223 354 001 Average per acre .........dollars.. 460 357 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 814 18 283 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 85 91 acres.. 6 678 7 052 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 63 58 acres.. 1 754 635 Irrigated land .................farms.. 70 60 acres.. 2 212 668 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 797 1 721 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 494 15 230 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 297 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 1 424 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 3 $100,000 or more .................... 3 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 280 1 728 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 659 15 429 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 50 52 Other ............................... 66 61 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 83 73 200 days or more ................... 44 34 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 61 65 number.. 7 566 6 469 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 51 number.. 3 965 3 382 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 5 number.. 7 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 57 53 number.. 3 573 2 922 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 11 number.. 59 62 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 6 number.. 84 218 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 14 number.. 157 258 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 16 13 acres.. 1 255 481 tons, dry.. 1 788 904 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 12 acres.. 7 42 Land in orchards..............farms.. 35 32 acres.. 127 145 @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.