1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TUOLUMNE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 249 271 Land in farms ..................acres.. 137 530 121 119 Average size of farm .......acres.. 552 447 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 471 796 305 320 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 063 526 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 256 15 875 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 65 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 111 124 acres.. 11 005 12 900 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 49 56 acres.. 968 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 94 107 acres.. 4 574 3 041 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 233 9 307 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 130 34 344 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 586 1 521 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 647 7 786 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 10 $100,000 or more .................... 11 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 414 8 757 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 854 32 194 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 249 272 $1,000.. - 653 1 397 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 2 624 5 135 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 115 Other ............................... 139 156 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 143 158 200 days or more ................... 83 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 171 178 number.. 13 685 13 780 Beef cows ..................farms.. 147 163 number.. 5 896 6 592 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. 10 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 160 169 number.. 6 277 7 314 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 15 number.. 104 164 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 11 number.. 90 257 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 29 number.. 218 1 251 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 34 number.. 667 835 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 18 18 acres.. 659 735 tons, dry.. 1 438 1 583 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 26 35 acres.. 276 340 @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. .