1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 689 765 Land in farms ..................acres.. 647 446 669 385 Average size of farm .......acres.. 940 875 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 940 470 543 455 Average per acre .........dollars.. 917 733 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 719 54 271 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 144 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 176 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 166 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 124 144 Total cropland .................farms.. 577 665 acres.. 161 576 188 036 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 400 523 acres.. 79 544 97 739 Irrigated land .................farms.. 520 597 acres.. 105 419 128 587 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 175 51 358 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 274 67 135 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 138 27 168 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 037 24 191 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 177 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 80 $100,000 or more .................... 107 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 114 40 855 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 484 53 475 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 690 764 $1,000.. 6 088 6 127 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 824 8 020 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 434 473 Other ............................... 255 292 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 334 382 200 days or more ................... 175 211 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 395 444 number.. 77 417 77 864 Beef cows ..................farms.. 346 374 number.. 39 763 36 418 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 43 number.. 1 620 2 947 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 393 434 number.. 41 668 39 353 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 36 number.. 1 087 877 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 29 number.. 683 1 595 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 80 number.. 4 356 12 774 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 72 number.. 722 1 302 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 43 74 acres.. 3 959 5 650 bushels.. 276 276 271 755 Barley for grain..............farms.. 71 126 acres.. 12 728 20 571 bushels.. 1 168 939 1 612 306 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.. 324 415 acres.. 53 083 61 693 tons, dry.. 191 935 203 310 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 11 acres.. 298 151 Land in orchards..............farms.. 33 31 acres.. 154 113 @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. .