1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 438 431 Land in farms ..................acres.. 246 077 253 421 Average size of farm .......acres.. 562 588 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 579 346 370 907 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 041 749 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 326 17 946 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 63 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 105 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 226 235 acres.. 23 598 25 968 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 118 108 acres.. 2 498 1 987 Irrigated land .................farms.. 106 101 acres.. 12 804 12 573 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 790 17 834 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 767 41 378 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 633 846 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 157 16 988 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 191 197 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 15 $100,000 or more .................... 19 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 524 16 067 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 465 37 366 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 440 430 $1,000.. 2 119 1 516 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 816 3 526 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 181 199 Other ............................... 257 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 262 254 200 days or more ................... 176 154 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 281 291 number.. 34 658 42 299 Beef cows ..................farms.. 250 253 number.. 19 920 18 471 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 8 number.. 20 17 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 249 275 number.. 17 057 16 104 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 22 number.. 528 603 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 21 number.. 1 380 1 617 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 47 number.. 1 802 1 731 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 55 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 18 23 acres.. 596 627 tons, dry.. 1 141 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 2 acres.. 10 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 90 83 acres.. 1 574 1 251 @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. .