1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 844 899 Land in farms ..................acres.. 388 084 377 352 Average size of farm .......acres.. 460 420 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 469 095 358 453 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 066 861 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 323 23 334 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 224 226 10 to 49 acres ...................... 272 290 50 to 179 acres ..................... 137 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 81 84 Total cropland .................farms.. 621 637 acres.. 62 649 59 827 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 396 438 acres.. 23 897 26 023 Irrigated land .................farms.. 594 581 acres.. 44 282 48 630 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 198 26 707 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 334 29 708 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 031 12 908 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 167 13 799 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 346 397 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 141 125 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 120 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 35 $100,000 or more .................... 63 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 965 21 644 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 359 24 102 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 843 898 $1,000.. 2 669 5 084 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 166 5 662 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 385 389 Other ............................... 459 510 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 457 529 200 days or more ................... 282 330 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 482 525 number.. 45 050 39 145 Beef cows ..................farms.. 393 420 number.. 21 011 19 061 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 64 number.. 944 1 112 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 411 464 number.. 26 549 22 493 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 67 60 number.. 1 189 980 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 45 number.. 1 936 1 664 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 74 93 number.. 1 682 2 615 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 90 132 number.. 1 905 2 776 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 17 acres.. 958 875 bushels.. 43 663 41 398 Barley for grain..............farms.. 14 7 acres.. 706 335 bushels.. 44 873 26 250 Rice..........................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 213 266 acres.. 17 147 19 211 tons, dry.. 66 512 54 088 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 32 acres.. 235 65 Land in orchards..............farms.. 174 171 acres.. 1 539 2 258 @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. .