1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NAPA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 227 1 197 Land in farms ..................acres.. 235 290 258 197 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 003 132 678 074 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 445 3 320 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 216 33 609 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 315 267 10 to 49 acres ...................... 499 470 50 to 179 acres ..................... 238 252 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 108 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 135 1 071 acres.. 66 498 69 533 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 068 972 acres.. 47 448 43 328 Irrigated land .................farms.. 822 680 acres.. 40 149 30 284 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 122 928 72 716 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 186 60 749 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 118 336 66 948 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 592 5 768 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 293 334 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 125 168 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 155 167 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 193 210 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 143 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 67 $100,000 or more .................... 228 158 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 94 429 64 199 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 959 53 634 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 227 1 197 $1,000.. 29 227 9 066 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 819 7 574 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 546 556 Other ............................... 681 641 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 727 738 200 days or more ................... 455 482 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 140 196 number.. 11 609 15 269 Beef cows ..................farms.. 104 155 number.. (D) 6 351 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 7 number.. (D) 1 396 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 122 170 number.. 7 237 8 823 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 18 number.. 478 1 120 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 15 number.. 619 1 566 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 60 number.. 1 782 1 269 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 65 number.. 4 967 3 377 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 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.. 39 48 acres.. 1 947 5 575 tons, dry.. 3 319 11 554 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 10 acres.. (D) 43 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 017 916 acres.. 44 559 37 626 @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. .