1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SIERRA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 53 46 Land in farms ..................acres.. 55 446 51 352 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 046 1 116 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 934 077 576 000 Average per acre .........dollars.. 893 516 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 649 29 467 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 16 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 11 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 35 34 acres.. 13 026 8 105 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 19 24 acres.. 2 899 3 782 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 26 acres.. 10 028 7 894 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 905 1 736 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 951 37 735 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 188 207 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 718 1 529 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 17 13 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 5 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 5 $100,000 or more .................... 6 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 772 1 719 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 436 37 372 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 53 46 $1,000.. 133 (D) Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 516 (D) Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 25 23 Other ............................... 28 23 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 33 29 200 days or more ................... 12 17 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 40 33 number.. 6 909 7 161 Beef cows ..................farms.. 37 31 number.. 3 815 3 760 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 3 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 36 31 number.. 3 379 3 628 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. 36 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 3 number.. 44 42 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 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.. 16 22 acres.. 2 793 3 902 tons, dry.. 4 468 6 037 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 2 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. .