1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 4 354 4 630 Land in farms ..................acres.. 759 649 719 845 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 635 976 445 704 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 876 2 832 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 004 48 676 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 068 1 190 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 854 1 987 50 to 179 acres ..................... 833 887 180 to 499 acres .................... 339 334 500 to 999 acres .................... 121 105 1,000 acres or more ................. 139 127 Total cropland .................farms.. 3 755 4 011 acres.. 371 532 360 620 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 3 263 3 472 acres.. 301 310 288 899 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 761 3 890 acres.. 333 744 312 192 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 897 058 785 920 Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 031 169 745 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 359 986 302 491 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 537 071 483 429 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 944 984 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 395 436 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 429 475 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 666 769 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 465 533 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 387 409 $100,000 or more .................... 1 068 1 024 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 753 079 622 192 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 963 134 499 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 4 354 4 626 $1,000.. 138 713 159 660 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 859 34 514 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 2 339 2 358 Other ............................... 2 015 2 272 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 2 282 2 664 200 days or more ................... 1 584 1 848 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 348 1 396 number.. 344 911 288 098 Beef cows ..................farms.. 735 688 number.. 37 421 28 717 Milk cows ..................farms.. 383 401 number.. 137 351 112 415 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 220 1 299 number.. 156 013 138 496 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 148 number.. 6 699 6 775 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 83 122 number.. 35 859 40 634 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 114 151 number.. 3 773 4 745 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 148 217 number.. (D) 5 338 631 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 23 17 number.. (D) 57 675 387 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 29 acres.. 4 757 5 141 bushels.. 348 590 381 216 Barley for grain..............farms.. 18 38 acres.. 2 451 4 996 bushels.. 237 845 255 578 Rice..........................farms.. 14 19 acres.. 2 923 2 485 cwt.. 210 719 147 090 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 655 736 acres.. 68 631 63 963 tons, dry.. 360 310 291 646 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 108 116 acres.. 36 857 36 688 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 537 2 694 acres.. 142 989 132 979 @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. .