1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KINGS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 092 1 204 Land in farms ..................acres.. 775 829 702 173 Average size of farm .......acres.. 710 583 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 183 154 1 041 406 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 694 1 794 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 031 119 061 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 224 246 10 to 49 acres ...................... 297 360 50 to 179 acres ..................... 241 236 180 to 499 acres .................... 139 194 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 97 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 934 1 037 acres.. 519 526 566 245 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 844 936 acres.. 431 212 441 602 Irrigated land .................farms.. 865 997 acres.. 409 507 476 037 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 581 846 486 912 Average per farm .........dollars.. 532 826 404 412 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 351 540 329 054 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 230 306 157 858 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 195 183 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 109 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 91 $100,000 or more .................... 458 477 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 466 209 382 561 Average per farm .........dollars.. 426 540 317 742 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 093 1 204 $1,000.. 113 460 101 897 Average per farm..........dollars.. 103 806 84 632 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 707 753 Other ............................... 385 451 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 434 522 200 days or more ................... 311 326 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 347 391 number.. 173 508 134 756 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 126 number.. 3 805 3 138 Milk cows ..................farms.. 159 169 number.. 86 235 70 658 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 311 368 number.. 68 028 52 113 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 32 number.. 9 701 709 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 29 number.. 11 692 1 103 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 41 number.. (D) 17 815 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 41 number.. (D) 70 416 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 2 number.. 8 637 683 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 93 102 acres.. 36 162 51 350 bushels.. 2 684 498 4 125 436 Barley for grain..............farms.. 53 96 acres.. 13 119 24 449 bushels.. 874 897 1 657 697 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 364 481 acres.. 235 509 234 104 bales.. 627 189 535 565 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 310 287 acres.. 44 495 38 921 tons, dry.. 243 271 241 832 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 42 30 acres.. 8 597 7 684 Land in orchards..............farms.. 376 404 acres.. 22 587 25 167 @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. .