1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PLUMAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 125 109 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 514 88 132 Average size of farm .......acres.. 956 809 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 795 404 472 229 Average per acre .........dollars.. 886 641 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 901 34 873 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 25 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 97 90 acres.. 33 074 23 764 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 53 61 acres.. 7 608 12 880 Irrigated land .................farms.. 65 61 acres.. 20 726 19 799 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 625 5 978 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 998 54 845 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 549 1 532 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 076 4 446 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 10 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 15 $100,000 or more .................... 13 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 621 5 417 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 330 49 696 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 124 109 $1,000.. 983 969 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 930 8 891 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 60 Other ............................... 54 49 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 74 60 200 days or more ................... 37 29 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 80 73 number.. 16 627 14 742 Beef cows ..................farms.. 75 69 number.. 9 992 8 803 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 7 number.. 7 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 81 70 number.. 9 234 10 346 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 8 number.. 44 50 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 19 number.. 531 539 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 22 number.. 435 766 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 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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.. 44 52 acres.. 7 475 11 410 tons, dry.. 17 311 21 540 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) (D) @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. .