1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TULARE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 5 469 5 911 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 354 262 1 410 172 Average size of farm .......acres.. 248 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 747 484 580 037 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 048 2 476 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 772 46 598 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 216 1 302 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 045 2 331 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 220 1 232 180 to 499 acres .................... 518 559 500 to 999 acres .................... 226 234 1,000 acres or more ................. 244 253 Total cropland .................farms.. 4 967 5 369 acres.. 693 417 762 406 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 4 718 5 103 acres.. 607 361 598 783 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 799 5 196 acres.. 607 560 596 761 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 386 744 1 030 456 Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 564 174 328 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 793 431 658 159 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 593 313 372 296 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 067 1 021 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 410 451 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 423 528 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 683 784 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 567 710 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 606 775 $100,000 or more .................... 1 713 1 642 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 125 733 785 498 Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 914 132 910 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 5 467 5 910 $1,000.. 252 426 239 312 Average per farm..........dollars.. 46 173 40 493 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 3 000 3 190 Other ............................... 2 469 2 721 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 2 814 3 149 200 days or more ................... 1 868 2 185 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 918 1 046 number.. 557 067 375 674 Beef cows ..................farms.. 454 552 number.. 39 503 34 902 Milk cows ..................farms.. 303 288 number.. 215 480 156 582 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 841 989 number.. 342 976 189 082 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 99 number.. 116 952 33 129 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 81 number.. 206 993 52 933 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 85 103 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 86 164 number.. (D) 70 686 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 14 number.. 5 776 222 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 169 256 acres.. 34 503 36 620 bushels.. 2 480 759 2 360 564 Barley for grain..............farms.. 98 140 acres.. 14 866 18 906 bushels.. 1 129 818 1 268 943 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 438 614 acres.. 122 675 131 758 bales.. 279 195 289 735 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 573 579 acres.. 110 147 104 146 tons, dry.. 593 890 531 770 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 85 113 acres.. 6 343 4 213 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 095 4 360 acres.. 282 903 266 878 @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. .