1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 73 76 Land in farms ..................acres.. 103 294 72 900 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 415 959 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 933 183 665 461 Average per acre .........dollars.. 659 694 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 510 47 266 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 13 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 8 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 49 60 acres.. (D) 17 242 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 44 46 acres.. 9 787 8 871 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 62 acres.. 24 257 22 134 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 446 5 083 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 996 66 878 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 682 2 602 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 763 2 481 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 5 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 8 $100,000 or more .................... 16 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 984 4 160 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 973 54 738 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 73 76 $1,000.. 1 462 923 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 023 12 140 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 45 46 Other ............................... 28 30 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 27 33 200 days or more ................... 19 20 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 40 51 number.. 10 402 9 429 Beef cows ..................farms.. 39 47 number.. 5 069 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 42 50 number.. 4 187 5 322 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 9 number.. 17 802 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 7 number.. 80 193 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 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.. 34 41 acres.. 9 511 8 529 tons, dry.. 29 858 37 044 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 0 acres.. 641 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 7 acres.. 63 23 @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. .