1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YUBA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 706 719 Land in farms ..................acres.. 208 462 234 781 Average size of farm .......acres.. 295 327 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 763 082 773 845 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 797 2 436 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 960 48 956 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 148 116 10 to 49 acres ...................... 200 217 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 548 556 acres.. 96 989 101 081 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 426 423 acres.. 79 586 70 006 Irrigated land .................farms.. 556 579 acres.. 85 241 83 070 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 106 587 108 526 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 972 150 941 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 92 522 80 500 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 064 28 026 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 218 221 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 58 $100,000 or more .................... 170 179 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 86 167 85 703 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 049 119 031 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 340 366 Other ............................... 366 353 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 388 401 200 days or more ................... 264 272 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 264 279 number.. 23 287 46 288 Beef cows ..................farms.. 224 237 number.. 9 107 10 364 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 20 number.. 2 750 1 543 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 245 254 number.. 14 949 32 112 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 34 number.. 699 684 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 24 number.. 913 1 117 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 62 number.. 1 100 1 930 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 53 number.. 724 1 168 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 831 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 12 acres.. 964 1 659 bushels.. 54 278 129 408 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 106 122 acres.. 32 914 30 888 cwt.. 2 590 184 2 595 360 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 50 40 acres.. 5 145 2 785 tons, dry.. 14 288 10 744 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 23 5 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 265 278 acres.. 34 701 31 441 @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.