1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 86 84 Land in farms ..................acres.. 12 594 13 139 Average size of farm .......acres.. 146 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 523 127 472 702 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 572 3 067 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 805 44 093 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 8 11 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 66 70 acres.. 8 130 8 790 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 43 48 acres.. (D) 2 934 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 43 acres.. 4 077 5 523 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 990 13 845 Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 074 164 821 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 946 6 501 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 044 7 343 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 3 $100,000 or more .................... 13 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 100 13 070 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 953 155 597 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 86 84 $1,000.. 6 890 1 144 Average per farm..........dollars.. 80 121 13 617 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 47 39 Other ............................... 39 45 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 37 44 200 days or more ................... 29 29 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 62 63 number.. 9 112 8 759 Beef cows ..................farms.. 43 44 number.. 2 147 1 347 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 17 number.. 2 522 3 017 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 64 63 number.. 2 834 3 754 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 6 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 10 number.. 142 417 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 295 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 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.. 30 33 acres.. 1 752 2 457 tons, dry.. 6 514 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 13 (D) @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. .