1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TEHAMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 381 1 420 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 016 851 1 104 584 Average size of farm .......acres.. 736 778 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 651 023 404 415 Average per acre .........dollars.. 939 532 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 737 30 816 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 240 237 10 to 49 acres ...................... 556 574 50 to 179 acres ..................... 249 274 180 to 499 acres .................... 142 146 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 124 130 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 116 1 169 acres.. 120 902 160 359 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 897 930 acres.. 60 380 69 032 Irrigated land .................farms.. 988 1 050 acres.. 71 572 90 058 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 041 82 198 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 820 57 886 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 677 46 626 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 364 35 571 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 383 431 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 182 181 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 181 197 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 213 224 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 136 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 93 $100,000 or more .................... 192 172 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 79 867 67 863 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 874 47 825 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 380 1 419 $1,000.. 15 975 14 957 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 576 10 540 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 719 720 Other ............................... 662 700 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 743 766 200 days or more ................... 480 519 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 570 616 number.. 80 440 86 379 Beef cows ..................farms.. 445 443 number.. 33 259 37 832 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 88 number.. 6 073 6 297 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 541 575 number.. 41 381 45 856 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 50 number.. 2 053 2 050 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 45 number.. 4 413 4 840 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 110 146 number.. 7 782 37 718 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 86 125 number.. 1 582 2 157 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 36 acres.. 4 367 3 344 bushels.. 263 592 187 270 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 9 acres.. 1 242 1 135 bushels.. 47 114 45 207 Rice..........................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 1 277 2 042 cwt.. 90 210 142 283 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 214 259 acres.. 14 123 24 080 tons, dry.. 48 232 60 282 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 12 acres.. 61 131 Land in orchards..............farms.. 685 703 acres.. 35 422 32 908 @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. .