1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 125 1 233 Land in farms ..................acres.. 137 723 168 223 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 136 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 501 154 293 703 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 262 2 199 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 569 17 783 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 339 371 10 to 49 acres ...................... 469 515 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 207 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 763 829 acres.. 55 982 59 543 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 423 467 acres.. 22 721 23 158 Irrigated land .................farms.. 783 788 acres.. 32 955 29 487 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 728 35 233 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 759 28 575 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 332 11 528 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 397 23 704 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 592 626 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 160 214 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 143 141 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 44 $100,000 or more .................... 61 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 390 32 289 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 569 26 166 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 125 1 234 $1,000.. 535 1 129 Average per farm..........dollars.. 476 915 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 494 472 Other ............................... 631 761 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 688 811 200 days or more ................... 452 570 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 595 704 number.. 27 990 29 957 Beef cows ..................farms.. 489 595 number.. (D) 14 507 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 31 number.. (D) 1 165 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 510 633 number.. 12 824 17 533 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 63 number.. 527 710 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 56 number.. 947 1 071 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 147 149 number.. 7 412 15 896 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 120 170 number.. 4 969 6 476 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 7 number.. 70 293 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 1 971 bushels.. (D) 92 437 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 44 50 acres.. 12 747 10 972 cwt.. 1 042 937 733 688 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 78 123 acres.. 5 071 5 614 tons, dry.. 10 866 11 435 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 14 acres.. 285 243 Land in orchards..............farms.. 286 292 acres.. 3 634 2 928 @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. .