1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUTTER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 362 1 438 Land in farms ..................acres.. 318 156 355 973 Average size of farm .......acres.. 234 248 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 816 122 554 847 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 448 2 159 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 239 78 507 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 225 226 10 to 49 acres ...................... 449 487 50 to 179 acres ..................... 315 319 180 to 499 acres .................... 219 233 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 298 1 369 acres.. 270 897 295 829 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 243 1 296 acres.. 232 014 230 996 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 218 1 312 acres.. 200 646 212 426 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 212 513 189 294 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 030 131 637 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 207 812 181 911 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 701 7 383 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 261 239 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 123 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 173 201 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 124 170 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 154 199 $100,000 or more .................... 442 414 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 166 380 145 324 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 069 101 130 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 363 1 437 $1,000.. 43 063 40 307 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 594 28 049 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 850 903 Other ............................... 512 535 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 644 720 200 days or more ................... 387 440 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 129 162 number.. 9 354 11 601 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 114 number.. 4 215 4 094 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 18 number.. 473 1 142 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 118 152 number.. 4 526 8 217 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 26 number.. (D) 1 102 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 25 number.. 4 379 1 544 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 60 number.. 10 505 15 020 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 44 number.. 411 1 371 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 132 129 acres.. 25 746 21 764 bushels.. 1 787 089 1 715 205 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 18 acres.. 622 867 bushels.. 45 015 47 662 Rice..........................farms.. 289 295 acres.. 76 130 68 430 cwt.. 6 265 614 4 793 549 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 100 105 acres.. 9 627 10 569 tons, dry.. 47 194 41 081 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 66 78 acres.. 22 829 23 247 Land in orchards..............farms.. 881 905 acres.. 57 479 59 201 @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. .