1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 AMADOR COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 367 371 Land in farms ..................acres.. 236 222 218 532 Average size of farm .......acres.. 644 589 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 754 269 432 008 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 192 883 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 988 24 369 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 99 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 240 231 acres.. 18 514 26 776 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 157 149 acres.. 6 691 5 749 Irrigated land .................farms.. 125 109 acres.. 8 037 5 380 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 612 25 329 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 614 68 272 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 730 3 227 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 882 22 102 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 15 $100,000 or more .................... 24 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 314 22 387 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 503 60 180 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 366 372 $1,000.. 2 117 5 513 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 784 14 819 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 166 168 Other ............................... 201 203 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 207 236 200 days or more ................... 132 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 244 number.. 47 812 46 882 Beef cows ..................farms.. 194 217 number.. 14 608 11 690 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. 10 17 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 207 233 number.. 26 811 40 059 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 21 number.. 139 174 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 21 number.. 268 260 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 51 number.. 1 712 1 970 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 29 number.. 371 780 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 1 acres.. 785 (D) bushels.. 44 420 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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.. 23 29 acres.. 1 691 2 633 tons, dry.. 4 763 5 612 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) 30 Land in orchards..............farms.. 131 114 acres.. 3 465 2 475 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .