1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 763 690 Land in farms ..................acres.. 102 726 102 028 Average size of farm .......acres.. 135 148 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 363 109 537 608 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 926 2 493 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 010 17 487 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 218 185 10 to 49 acres ...................... 348 308 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 124 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 562 467 acres.. 12 646 17 187 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 447 348 acres.. 4 275 3 670 Irrigated land .................farms.. 448 364 acres.. 4 738 8 078 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 479 9 528 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 666 13 809 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 098 6 296 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 381 3 232 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 354 362 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 22 $100,000 or more .................... 30 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 622 9 982 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 939 14 508 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 320 294 Other ............................... 443 396 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 458 422 200 days or more ................... 287 267 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 238 number.. 9 890 11 355 Beef cows ..................farms.. 181 206 number.. 4 988 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 7 number.. 20 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 193 194 number.. 4 086 4 763 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 42 number.. 234 436 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 36 number.. 661 530 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 79 82 number.. 2 046 1 516 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 77 93 number.. 1 789 1 708 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (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.. 12 25 acres.. 452 495 tons, dry.. 498 731 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 44 24 acres.. 96 49 Land in orchards..............farms.. 312 296 acres.. 3 095 3 136 @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.