1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 427 1 586 Land in farms ..................acres.. 379 044 412 225 Average size of farm .......acres.. 266 260 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 744 672 519 743 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 112 2 030 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 506 42 327 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 432 474 10 to 49 acres ...................... 464 541 50 to 179 acres ..................... 216 224 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 178 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 90 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 030 1 115 acres.. 184 522 185 629 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 722 761 acres.. 135 170 115 478 Irrigated land .................farms.. 912 1 008 acres.. 132 860 116 925 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 209 606 195 510 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 885 123 272 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 120 552 87 270 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 89 053 108 240 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 537 638 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 155 195 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 160 152 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 89 $100,000 or more .................... 310 269 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 174 047 154 247 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 967 97 317 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 427 1 585 $1,000.. 31 996 35 481 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 422 22 386 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 687 687 Other ............................... 740 899 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 790 940 200 days or more ................... 532 673 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 600 752 number.. 93 011 111 565 Beef cows ..................farms.. 430 490 number.. 23 078 22 075 Milk cows ..................farms.. 107 122 number.. 18 383 21 919 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 525 699 number.. 56 200 114 944 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 90 number.. 2 954 1 987 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 68 72 number.. 15 443 10 390 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 112 139 number.. 5 674 10 148 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 131 188 number.. 36 801 68 243 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 13 number.. 1 178 593 620 246 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 132 acres.. 23 840 18 426 bushels.. 1 739 631 1 499 069 Barley for grain..............farms.. 19 18 acres.. 1 702 607 bushels.. 95 984 57 937 Rice..........................farms.. 39 54 acres.. 9 324 9 670 cwt.. 703 034 653 596 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 300 356 acres.. 29 295 29 454 tons, dry.. 101 621 105 064 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 67 74 acres.. 6 250 6 272 Land in orchards..............farms.. 251 226 acres.. 15 796 9 975 @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. .