1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TUOLUMNE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 264 249 Land in farms ..................acres.. 152 355 137 530 Average size of farm .......acres.. 577 552 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 736 048 471 796 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 029 1 063 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 529 17 256 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 130 111 acres.. 13 395 11 005 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 62 49 acres.. 1 295 968 Irrigated land .................farms.. 120 94 acres.. 3 499 4 574 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 177 12 233 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 640 49 130 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 205 586 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 972 11 647 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 10 $100,000 or more .................... 23 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 243 12 414 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 679 49 854 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 114 110 Other ............................... 150 139 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 161 143 200 days or more ................... 91 83 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 166 171 number.. 17 579 13 685 Beef cows ..................farms.. 148 147 number.. (D) 5 896 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 153 160 number.. 9 369 6 277 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 14 number.. 33 104 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 7 number.. 42 90 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 11 number.. 534 218 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 26 number.. 263 667 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 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 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 14 18 acres.. 875 659 tons, dry.. 927 1 438 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 1 acres.. 3 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 29 26 acres.. 292 276 @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.