1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MODOC COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 466 495 Land in farms ..................acres.. 686 876 729 023 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 474 1 473 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 898 320 851 483 Average per acre .........dollars.. 679 556 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 896 65 654 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 121 180 to 499 acres .................... 113 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 129 133 Total cropland .................farms.. 411 430 acres.. 198 710 196 306 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 320 374 acres.. 101 446 108 517 Irrigated land .................farms.. 338 385 acres.. 140 168 145 907 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 728 45 633 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 026 92 188 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 580 24 652 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 149 20 981 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 69 $100,000 or more .................... 127 117 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 135 34 570 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 517 69 839 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 465 495 $1,000.. 9 414 8 763 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 246 17 703 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 326 327 Other ............................... 140 168 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 210 252 200 days or more ................... 109 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 268 273 number.. 92 986 84 872 Beef cows ..................farms.. 239 242 number.. 45 836 45 254 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 28 number.. 116 63 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 267 270 number.. 53 840 46 061 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 14 number.. 779 1 390 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 13 number.. 2 741 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 68 number.. 14 338 13 332 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 42 number.. 620 878 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 60 acres.. 2 344 3 433 bushels.. 179 230 204 777 Barley for grain..............farms.. 89 122 acres.. 12 612 13 089 bushels.. 1 291 130 1 263 214 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.. 256 282 acres.. 75 509 83 604 tons, dry.. 204 700 215 323 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 16 acres.. 1 344 1 520 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 11 acres.. 33 46 @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. .