1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 7 021 7 590 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 774 664 1 975 373 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 260 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 743 806 562 757 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 047 2 180 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 754 56 866 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 116 1 234 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 143 3 523 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 483 1 633 180 to 499 acres .................... 562 566 500 to 999 acres .................... 366 301 1,000 acres or more ................. 351 333 Total cropland .................farms.. 6 393 6 884 acres.. 1 208 482 1 231 381 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 6 040 6 428 acres.. 1 013 424 1 010 151 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 138 6 597 acres.. 998 950 1 011 320 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 081 516 1 681 523 Average per farm .........dollars.. 296 470 221 545 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 418 927 1 223 873 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 662 589 457 650 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 312 1 308 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 386 501 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 425 612 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 888 1 196 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 923 1 095 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 935 968 $100,000 or more .................... 2 152 1 910 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 704 368 1 308 841 Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 788 172 443 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 7 020 7 590 $1,000.. 378 830 360 611 Average per farm..........dollars.. 53 964 47 511 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 4 182 4 287 Other ............................... 2 839 3 303 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 3 558 4 235 200 days or more ................... 2 234 2 726 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 938 1 121 number.. 336 274 322 486 Beef cows ..................farms.. 599 741 number.. 21 345 26 589 Milk cows ..................farms.. 148 173 number.. 72 350 61 575 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 817 1 018 number.. 391 324 291 231 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 74 94 number.. 20 508 12 207 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 75 number.. 36 155 26 010 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 112 152 number.. 41 636 71 315 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 120 180 number.. 565 156 660 483 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 56 42 number.. 68 433 240 53 501 257 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 126 159 acres.. 26 233 37 483 bushels.. 2 116 338 3 192 077 Barley for grain..............farms.. 69 122 acres.. 19 281 22 155 bushels.. 1 140 835 1 502 275 Rice..........................farms.. 9 20 acres.. 6 936 9 171 cwt.. 456 929 548 348 Cotton .......................farms.. 666 698 acres.. 306 804 306 603 bales.. 891 040 816 708 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 525 535 acres.. 90 771 93 876 tons, dry.. 525 656 543 094 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 539 469 acres.. 143 521 129 341 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 012 5 458 acres.. 367 375 352 024 @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. .