1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 690 738 Land in farms ..................acres.. 102 028 128 135 Average size of farm .......acres.. 148 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 537 608 350 072 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 493 1 827 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 487 16 717 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 185 166 10 to 49 acres ...................... 308 336 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 148 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 467 471 acres.. 17 187 18 585 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 348 326 acres.. 3 670 3 632 Irrigated land .................farms.. 364 370 acres.. 8 078 8 809 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 528 9 019 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 809 12 221 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 296 5 430 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 232 3 589 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 362 378 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 133 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 22 $100,000 or more .................... 20 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 982 11 202 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 508 15 179 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 688 738 $1,000.. - 605 - 1 638 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 879 - 2 219 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 294 275 Other ............................... 396 463 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 422 499 200 days or more ................... 267 338 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 238 312 number.. 11 355 12 082 Beef cows ..................farms.. 206 257 number.. (D) 5 862 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 20 number.. (D) 40 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 194 264 number.. 4 763 5 988 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 42 number.. 436 442 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 40 number.. 530 830 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 82 78 number.. 1 516 1 283 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 93 111 number.. 1 708 7 187 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) 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.. 25 27 acres.. 495 306 tons, dry.. 731 438 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 14 acres.. 49 19 Land in orchards..............farms.. 296 284 acres.. 3 136 3 273 @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. .