1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GLENN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 187 1 170 Land in farms ..................acres.. 473 920 490 732 Average size of farm .......acres.. 399 419 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 761 783 541 518 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 766 1 412 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 552 68 555 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 150 145 10 to 49 acres ...................... 390 382 50 to 179 acres ..................... 235 228 180 to 499 acres .................... 206 200 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 96 1,000 acres or more ................. 104 119 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 039 1 028 acres.. 250 698 265 675 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 898 871 acres.. 181 258 181 890 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 015 989 acres.. 182 420 181 536 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 172 495 147 805 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 320 126 329 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 129 648 109 302 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 847 38 502 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 193 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 182 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 121 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 146 $100,000 or more .................... 367 325 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 136 828 111 416 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 369 95 146 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 186 1 171 $1,000.. 37 423 31 619 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 554 27 002 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 763 740 Other ............................... 424 430 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 576 558 200 days or more ................... 328 359 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 421 443 number.. 66 753 65 905 Beef cows ..................farms.. 246 249 number.. 16 572 17 840 Milk cows ..................farms.. 95 118 number.. 16 338 13 690 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 387 429 number.. 29 899 30 933 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 34 number.. (D) 5 163 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 36 number.. 5 490 10 337 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 73 89 number.. 15 948 26 799 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 86 number.. 702 1 812 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 975 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 117 141 acres.. 24 975 23 539 bushels.. 1 774 671 1 582 547 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 20 acres.. 1 243 3 688 bushels.. 41 644 151 328 Rice..........................farms.. 269 264 acres.. 64 473 63 655 cwt.. 4 987 132 4 612 440 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 217 252 acres.. 22 746 23 902 tons, dry.. 93 420 106 153 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 7 acres.. 16 273 Land in orchards..............farms.. 442 415 acres.. 39 104 35 009 @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. .