1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLUSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 836 764 Land in farms ..................acres.. 450 236 456 266 Average size of farm .......acres.. 539 597 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 887 281 869 649 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 641 1 340 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 430 91 653 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 163 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 169 180 to 499 acres .................... 254 221 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 98 112 Total cropland .................farms.. 783 725 acres.. 292 142 302 824 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 748 688 acres.. 222 244 214 297 Irrigated land .................farms.. 741 685 acres.. 204 546 206 959 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 171 893 133 357 Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 614 174 551 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 165 710 125 407 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 183 7 950 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 146 153 $100,000 or more .................... 342 293 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 134 669 102 581 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 088 134 444 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 836 763 $1,000.. 34 030 27 712 Average per farm..........dollars.. 40 706 36 320 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 569 535 Other ............................... 267 229 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 388 342 200 days or more ................... 219 184 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 95 97 number.. 16 726 20 665 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 69 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 88 91 number.. 7 627 10 273 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 15 number.. 788 727 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 16 number.. 785 1 242 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 35 number.. 15 173 22 238 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 129 117 acres.. 36 393 28 415 bushels.. 2 581 549 1 806 685 Barley for grain..............farms.. 13 6 acres.. 790 893 bushels.. 27 026 29 158 Rice..........................farms.. 409 400 acres.. 95 254 97 873 cwt.. 7 538 539 7 491 401 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 70 73 acres.. 11 888 9 892 tons, dry.. 53 357 49 978 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 52 46 acres.. 20 706 15 373 Land in orchards..............farms.. 290 264 acres.. 22 915 24 892 @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. .