1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 79 94 Land in farms ..................acres.. 247 550 219 816 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 134 2 338 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 090 073 1 204 202 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 305 515 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 456 24 181 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 11 12 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 41 57 acres.. (D) 17 927 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 28 35 acres.. 5 787 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 57 acres.. 16 192 13 034 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 049 4 715 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 565 50 161 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 726 859 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 323 3 856 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 4 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 7 $100,000 or more .................... 16 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 275 4 325 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 766 46 011 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 79 94 $1,000.. 774 390 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 799 4 150 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 38 46 Other ............................... 41 48 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 43 58 200 days or more ................... 28 35 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 47 57 number.. 17 837 16 516 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 55 number.. (D) 12 665 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 43 55 number.. 7 722 8 541 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 13 number.. 158 265 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 17 number.. (D) 559 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 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.. 18 26 acres.. 5 691 3 465 tons, dry.. 20 637 14 054 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 9 acres.. 29 33 @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. .