1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YOLO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 912 1 011 Land in farms ..................acres.. 518 907 505 597 Average size of farm .......acres.. 569 500 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 168 406 935 878 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 160 1 979 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 766 98 664 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 116 150 10 to 49 acres ...................... 286 322 50 to 179 acres ..................... 167 201 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 116 120 Total cropland .................farms.. 816 907 acres.. 365 208 376 279 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 724 806 acres.. 286 085 277 071 Irrigated land .................farms.. 650 747 acres.. 234 112 232 912 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 234 173 177 911 Average per farm .........dollars.. 256 769 175 975 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 221 687 168 558 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 486 9 353 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 215 226 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 86 $100,000 or more .................... 264 251 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 204 349 143 278 Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 066 141 579 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 912 1 012 $1,000.. 31 571 34 343 Average per farm..........dollars.. 34 617 33 935 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 536 577 Other ............................... 376 434 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 470 520 200 days or more ................... 300 330 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 158 184 number.. 22 003 15 709 Beef cows ..................farms.. 133 139 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 15 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 142 165 number.. 13 786 11 787 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 41 number.. 2 066 2 956 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 39 number.. 3 985 3 642 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 85 number.. 34 462 24 052 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 75 number.. 1 703 3 190 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 186 239 acres.. 63 431 61 771 bushels.. 4 577 157 4 374 036 Barley for grain..............farms.. 29 58 acres.. 4 282 6 478 bushels.. 261 915 278 903 Rice..........................farms.. 66 70 acres.. 25 423 23 207 cwt.. 1 991 603 1 628 096 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 185 204 acres.. 44 444 41 559 tons, dry.. 223 099 218 311 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 132 149 acres.. 58 695 48 581 Land in orchards..............farms.. 367 405 acres.. 23 752 21 545 @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. .