1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 874 890 Land in farms ..................acres.. 597 766 616 267 Average size of farm .......acres.. 684 692 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 630 198 421 624 Average per acre .........dollars.. 879 556 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 546 30 708 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 139 134 10 to 49 acres ...................... 193 207 50 to 179 acres ..................... 243 253 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 114 109 Total cropland .................farms.. 595 634 acres.. 58 209 56 649 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 422 421 acres.. 13 655 13 512 Irrigated land .................farms.. 304 289 acres.. 15 775 13 466 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 910 53 728 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 835 60 369 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 388 9 989 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 521 43 739 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 282 275 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 120 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 74 $100,000 or more .................... 161 149 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 469 40 544 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 375 45 606 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 873 889 $1,000.. 11 676 12 235 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 374 13 762 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 482 487 Other ............................... 392 403 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 435 484 200 days or more ................... 254 278 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 618 645 number.. 75 603 70 544 Beef cows ..................farms.. 382 393 number.. 22 312 22 416 Milk cows ..................farms.. 178 201 number.. 18 862 18 349 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 578 625 number.. 40 974 38 012 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 48 number.. 318 691 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 34 number.. 738 948 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 128 139 number.. 13 777 20 519 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 68 109 number.. 1 283 3 122 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 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.. 276 311 acres.. 12 910 12 428 tons, dry.. 39 346 37 839 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 43 29 acres.. 253 218 Land in orchards..............farms.. 93 91 acres.. 314 328 @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. .