1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MENDOCINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 088 1 067 Land in farms ..................acres.. 725 118 777 264 Average size of farm .......acres.. 666 728 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 760 004 511 613 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 322 710 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 275 23 737 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 161 132 10 to 49 acres ...................... 318 323 50 to 179 acres ..................... 246 251 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 118 128 Total cropland .................farms.. 823 787 acres.. 61 599 64 063 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 707 618 acres.. 29 298 26 299 Irrigated land .................farms.. 525 466 acres.. 23 060 21 024 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 793 37 876 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 391 35 497 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 874 27 293 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 919 10 583 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 371 352 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 130 161 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 145 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 152 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 77 $100,000 or more .................... 118 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 539 32 232 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 494 30 180 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 087 1 068 $1,000.. 12 646 6 116 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 634 5 726 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 532 500 Other ............................... 556 567 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 645 656 200 days or more ................... 361 395 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 408 465 number.. 30 638 30 452 Beef cows ..................farms.. 351 381 number.. 15 526 14 903 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 34 number.. 1 075 786 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 363 434 number.. 13 364 16 015 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 53 number.. 1 948 1 409 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 46 number.. 3 831 3 567 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 212 235 number.. 21 177 29 691 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 102 118 number.. 3 479 2 538 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 41 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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.. 222 211 acres.. 10 734 9 173 tons, dry.. 21 435 19 372 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 53 25 acres.. 387 303 Land in orchards..............farms.. 438 402 acres.. 18 438 16 916 @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. .