1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YOLO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 923 912 Land in farms ..................acres.. 536 595 518 907 Average size of farm .......acres.. 581 569 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 420 403 1 168 406 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 732 2 160 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 020 109 766 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 139 116 10 to 49 acres ...................... 282 286 50 to 179 acres ..................... 185 167 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 129 116 Total cropland .................farms.. 832 816 acres.. 380 700 365 208 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 747 724 acres.. 324 291 286 085 Irrigated land .................farms.. 709 650 acres.. 294 021 234 112 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 344 894 234 173 Average per farm .........dollars.. 373 666 256 769 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 334 049 221 687 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 845 12 486 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 214 215 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 67 $100,000 or more .................... 282 264 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 258 916 204 349 Average per farm .........dollars.. 280 820 224 066 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 521 536 Other ............................... 402 376 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 460 470 200 days or more ................... 290 300 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 148 158 number.. 18 963 22 003 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 133 number.. 7 224 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 7 number.. 702 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 137 142 number.. 14 743 13 786 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 34 number.. 1 413 2 066 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 27 number.. 2 123 3 985 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 62 number.. 22 850 34 462 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 41 number.. 740 1 703 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 163 186 acres.. 50 626 63 431 bushels.. 3 979 268 4 577 157 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 29 acres.. 725 4 282 bushels.. 44 333 261 915 Rice..........................farms.. 60 66 acres.. 26 332 25 423 cwt.. 2 005 143 1 991 603 Cotton .......................farms.. 13 0 acres.. 4 057 0 bales.. 10 319 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 167 185 acres.. 48 293 44 444 tons, dry.. 239 600 223 099 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 154 132 acres.. 68 789 58 695 Land in orchards..............farms.. 402 367 acres.. 32 064 23 752 @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.