1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADERA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 709 1 746 Land in farms ..................acres.. 749 465 757 263 Average size of farm .......acres.. 439 434 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 928 760 669 232 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 152 1 692 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 035 52 513 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 172 182 10 to 49 acres ...................... 604 603 50 to 179 acres ..................... 459 449 180 to 499 acres .................... 236 268 500 to 999 acres .................... 99 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 139 131 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 419 1 458 acres.. 322 088 323 760 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 277 1 308 acres.. 271 352 239 133 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 326 1 359 acres.. 276 357 239 984 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 471 810 345 569 Average per farm .........dollars.. 276 074 197 921 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 357 594 241 459 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 114 217 104 111 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 287 290 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 122 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 126 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 217 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 166 213 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 202 228 $100,000 or more .................... 680 550 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 359 664 273 567 Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 330 156 592 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 710 1 747 $1,000.. 107 475 67 521 Average per farm..........dollars.. 62 851 38 649 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 977 943 Other ............................... 732 803 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 888 986 200 days or more ................... 569 645 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 437 444 number.. 105 288 115 908 Beef cows ..................farms.. 311 319 number.. 22 238 20 757 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 53 number.. 24 259 19 424 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 412 438 number.. 58 909 76 283 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 40 number.. 1 614 1 385 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 35 number.. 2 078 2 825 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 56 number.. 17 169 20 894 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 58 51 number.. (D) 2 021 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 5 number.. 3 173 971 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 74 121 acres.. 18 254 20 832 bushels.. 1 283 743 1 444 209 Barley for grain..............farms.. 19 24 acres.. 3 397 3 731 bushels.. 283 050 206 531 Rice..........................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 143 188 acres.. 43 857 33 290 bales.. 108 040 73 765 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 167 191 acres.. 39 743 36 572 tons, dry.. 242 039 212 185 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 31 22 acres.. 5 572 1 528 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 086 1 095 acres.. 151 095 130 714 @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. .