1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 815 873 Land in farms ..................acres.. 164 130 154 903 Average size of farm .......acres.. 201 177 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 422 535 318 387 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 542 1 389 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 437 26 605 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 217 210 10 to 49 acres ...................... 297 316 50 to 179 acres ..................... 182 209 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 736 795 acres.. 34 555 37 410 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 693 748 acres.. 23 159 23 336 Irrigated land .................farms.. 330 381 acres.. 17 015 21 112 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 081 24 150 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 363 27 663 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 464 21 821 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 617 2 329 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 381 368 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 121 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 48 $100,000 or more .................... 84 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 631 23 238 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 410 26 619 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 816 873 $1,000.. 5 174 2 175 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 340 2 491 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 321 333 Other ............................... 494 540 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 471 507 200 days or more ................... 313 317 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 147 175 number.. 8 610 6 665 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 147 number.. 4 091 3 062 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 19 22 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 115 157 number.. 4 174 4 039 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 24 number.. 482 142 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 18 number.. 1 022 341 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 67 number.. 1 969 2 642 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 68 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 38 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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.. 96 103 acres.. 6 129 4 198 tons, dry.. 14 389 7 975 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 8 acres.. 31 54 Land in orchards..............farms.. 629 673 acres.. 16 238 18 676 @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. .