1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 256 255 Land in farms ..................acres.. 206 138 236 709 Average size of farm .......acres.. 805 928 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 666 880 563 467 Average per acre .........dollars.. 837 581 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 622 23 676 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 59 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 95 119 acres.. 16 867 21 580 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 40 51 acres.. (D) 1 832 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 51 acres.. 592 8 494 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 014 14 835 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 398 58 176 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 393 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 14 442 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 13 $100,000 or more .................... 19 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 321 13 996 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 785 54 885 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 256 255 $1,000.. - 113 727 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 443 2 851 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 129 115 Other ............................... 127 140 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 131 152 200 days or more ................... 78 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 181 179 number.. 26 410 29 984 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 154 number.. (D) 12 955 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 14 number.. (D) 127 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 170 175 number.. 13 000 16 264 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 7 number.. 27 57 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 4 number.. 35 125 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 20 number.. 464 685 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 31 number.. 229 671 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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.. 7 16 acres.. 191 1 086 tons, dry.. 439 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 32 31 acres.. 191 177 @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. .