1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 657 804 Land in farms ..................acres.. 532 866 542 958 Average size of farm .......acres.. 811 675 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 839 362 1 349 132 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 192 2 013 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 448 113 780 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 119 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 150 180 to 499 acres .................... 113 145 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 151 155 Total cropland .................farms.. 569 693 acres.. 449 868 468 263 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 530 657 acres.. 405 699 409 682 Irrigated land .................farms.. 557 672 acres.. 406 782 413 092 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 752 980 716 195 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 146 089 890 790 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 399 379 373 085 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 353 602 343 110 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 76 $100,000 or more .................... 365 416 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 639 106 614 615 Average per farm .........dollars.. 972 763 763 497 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 657 805 $1,000.. 109 667 100 601 Average per farm..........dollars.. 166 920 124 970 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 464 560 Other ............................... 193 244 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 275 344 200 days or more ................... 169 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 106 128 number.. 351 239 344 105 Beef cows ..................farms.. 18 34 number.. 8 921 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 11 number.. 3 447 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 105 126 number.. 473 041 527 626 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 35 number.. 521 2 457 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 28 number.. 554 1 917 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 30 number.. 61 364 74 164 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 21 number.. (D) 553 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 194 293 acres.. 63 514 61 111 bushels.. 5 014 469 5 088 901 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 465 bushels.. (D) 37 113 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 36 159 acres.. 6 619 22 061 bales.. 14 812 54 192 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 360 423 acres.. 219 866 201 796 tons, dry.. 1 364 330 1 446 624 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 149 168 acres.. 84 569 85 292 Land in orchards..............farms.. 54 74 acres.. 2 969 4 105 @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. .