1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 260 285 Land in farms ..................acres.. 168 879 167 590 Average size of farm .......acres.. 650 588 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 714 417 863 345 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 198 1 375 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 525 38 049 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 126 118 acres.. 33 277 21 044 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 73 72 acres.. 6 186 4 123 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 34 acres.. 873 716 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 147 41 761 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 104 146 531 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 515 1 664 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 632 40 098 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 20 $100,000 or more .................... 63 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 954 32 355 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 130 113 925 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 260 284 $1,000.. 6 522 8 296 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 083 29 212 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 182 167 Other ............................... 78 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 102 135 200 days or more ................... 70 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 167 181 number.. 40 602 43 072 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 112 number.. 8 903 7 877 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 67 number.. 13 481 15 484 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 161 179 number.. 16 969 17 768 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 8 number.. 149 46 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 5 number.. 374 62 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 50 number.. 20 998 16 059 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) 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.. 38 38 acres.. 5 727 3 878 tons, dry.. 17 741 11 777 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 4 acres.. 129 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 16 acres.. 167 95 @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. .