1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TULARE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 5 446 5 469 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 309 525 1 354 262 Average size of farm .......acres.. 240 248 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 834 562 747 484 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 444 3 048 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 936 58 772 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 180 1 216 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 070 2 045 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 181 1 220 180 to 499 acres .................... 568 518 500 to 999 acres .................... 223 226 1,000 acres or more ................. 224 244 Total cropland .................farms.. 4 992 4 967 acres.. 703 295 693 417 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 4 812 4 718 acres.. 639 578 607 361 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 809 4 799 acres.. 625 070 607 560 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 921 381 1 386 744 Average per farm .........dollars.. 352 806 253 564 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 122 523 793 431 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 798 858 593 313 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 059 1 067 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 345 410 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 374 423 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 561 683 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 553 567 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 610 606 $100,000 or more .................... 1 944 1 713 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 388 770 1 125 733 Average per farm .........dollars.. 254 914 205 914 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 3 022 3 000 Other ............................... 2 424 2 469 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 2 727 2 814 200 days or more ................... 1 864 1 868 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 858 918 number.. 634 017 557 067 Beef cows ..................farms.. 458 454 number.. 40 390 39 503 Milk cows ..................farms.. 270 303 number.. 277 922 215 480 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 783 841 number.. 374 415 342 976 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 77 number.. 116 390 116 952 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 60 number.. 186 175 206 993 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 69 85 number.. 60 793 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 80 86 number.. 22 174 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 15 number.. (D) 5 776 222 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 163 169 acres.. 33 797 34 503 bushels.. 2 019 249 2 480 759 Barley for grain..............farms.. 38 98 acres.. 6 587 14 866 bushels.. 304 917 1 129 818 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 255 438 acres.. 81 089 122 675 bales.. 186 253 279 195 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 587 573 acres.. 139 588 110 147 tons, dry.. 707 647 593 890 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 127 85 acres.. 6 699 6 343 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 182 4 095 acres.. 305 384 282 903 @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.