1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 944 2 030 Land in farms ..................acres.. 452 347 494 530 Average size of farm .......acres.. 233 244 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 541 669 431 568 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 634 1 807 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 683 55 980 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 531 553 10 to 49 acres ...................... 634 668 50 to 179 acres ..................... 346 330 180 to 499 acres .................... 263 278 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 90 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 739 1 820 acres.. 235 199 255 965 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 610 1 691 acres.. 171 901 181 867 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 671 1 720 acres.. 168 000 178 926 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 182 470 175 714 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 863 86 559 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 171 654 163 056 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 816 12 657 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 497 503 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 192 207 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 186 217 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 277 280 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 175 185 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 195 228 $100,000 or more .................... 422 410 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 136 214 131 617 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 069 64 836 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 944 2 030 $1,000.. 42 772 47 324 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 002 23 312 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 038 1 121 Other ............................... 906 909 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 048 1 132 200 days or more ................... 622 671 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 338 394 number.. 24 267 32 769 Beef cows ..................farms.. 290 314 number.. 11 851 15 690 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 38 number.. 1 106 1 179 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 287 343 number.. 11 991 17 337 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 56 number.. (D) 6 678 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 50 number.. 11 665 13 276 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 85 78 number.. 7 105 8 512 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 84 120 number.. 9 218 12 531 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 40 acres.. 7 624 9 350 bushels.. 493 852 594 054 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 12 acres.. (D) 3 587 bushels.. (D) 212 321 Rice..........................farms.. 270 304 acres.. 70 476 76 308 cwt.. 5 615 509 5 351 431 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 106 141 acres.. 7 908 9 104 tons, dry.. 32 959 34 696 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 25 23 acres.. 145 68 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 247 1 298 acres.. 72 103 74 785 @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. .