Table 1. Historical l-lighllghts: 1987 and Earlier Census Years 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



All farms 



1987 



1954 



Farms number.. 



Land in farms acres.. 



Average size of farm acres.. 



Value of land and buildingsV 



Average per fami dollars.. 



Average per acre dollars.. 



Estimated market value of 

 all machinery and 



equipment' $1,000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Farms by size: 



1 to 9 acres 



10 to 49 acres 



50 to 179 acres 



180 to 499 acres 



500 to 999 acres 



1,000 to 1,999 acres 



2,000 acres or more 



Total cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Harvested cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Irrigated land farms.. 



acres.. 



Market value of agricultural 



products sold^ $1.000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Crops, including nursery 

 and greenfiouse crops .. $1,000.. 

 Uvestock, poultry, and 

 tfieir products $1.000.. 



Farms by value of sales^: 



Less than $2,500 



$2,500 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9.999 



$10,000 to $24.999« 



$25,000 to $49.999' 



$50,000 to $99,999 



$100,000 to $499,999 



$500,000 or more 



Farms by type of 

 organization: 

 Individual or family (sole 



proprietorship) 



Partnership 



Corporation 



Other — cooperative, 

 estate or trust, 

 institutional, etc. 



Operators by days worked 

 off farm*: 



None 



Any 



200 days or more 



Operators by principal 

 occupation*: 



Farming 



Other 



Average age of operator* years.. 



Total farm production 

 expenses' $1,000.. 



Selected farm production 

 expenses': 

 Livestock and poultry 



purchased $1,000.. 



Feed for livestock and 



poultry $1.000.. 



Commercial fertilizer' $1.000.. 



Petroleum products $1.000.. 



Hired farm labor $1.000.. 



Interest expense* $1.000.. 



Agricultural chemicals' __. $1.000.. 



Livestock and poultry: 

 Cattle and calves 



inventory farms-- 



number__ 



Beef cows farms.. 



number.. 



Milk cows farms.. 



number.. 



Cattle and calves sold . 



__ farms, 

 number. 



Hogs and pigs inventory... farms., 

 number.. 



Hogs and pigs sold farms.. 



number.. 

 Chickens 3 months old or 



older inventory^ farms.. 



number.. 

 Broilers and other meat- 

 type chickens sold farms.. 



numtjer.. 



See footnotes at end of table. 



83 217 



30 598 178 



368 



583 668 

 1 575 



4 081 738 

 49 223 



22 697 

 28 498 

 15 017 

 8 028 

 3 804 

 2 544 

 2 629 



68 266 



10 894 503 



59 259 



7 676 287 



58 868 

 7 596 091 



13 922 234 

 167 300 



9 269 389 

 4 652 844 



23 187 

 8 661 

 8 512 



11 028 

 7 863 

 6 895 



11 430 

 5 641 



64 928 

 12 127 

 5 367 



795 



32 051 

 47 085 

 30 948 



41 906 

 41 311 



53.6 



776 540 



1 707 608 

 427 924 

 332 166 



2 385 242 

 697 449 

 544 779 



22 119 



4 570 667 



14 966 



906 006 



3 631 



1 070 366 



20 486 

 3 097 084 



2 699 

 150 931 



2 297 

 303 406 



5 354 

 45 377 564 



298 



209 376 014 



82 463 



32 156 894 



390 



746 577 

 1 918 



3 873 341 

 47 361 



22 951 

 28 203 

 14 873 

 7 636 

 3 635 

 2 435 

 2 730 



67 916 



11 257 374 



59 048 



8 764 808 



58 389 

 8 460 508 



12 491 442 

 151 479 



8 158 494 

 4 332 948 



25 513 

 8 871 

 8 515 



10 178 

 7 218 

 6 423 



10 675 

 4 990 



65 482 



11 360 

 4 849 



772 



29 641 

 47 387 

 31 587 



40 633 



41 830 



(NA) 



855 311 



1 721 393 

 427 823 

 449 759 



1 819 323 

 938 913 

 468 604 



26 579 



4 612 967 



17 199 



952 164 



4 638 



946 201 



22 947 

 3 338 619 



4 800 

 184 577 



3 769 

 281 733 



7 768 

 44 840 552 



411 

 123 778 881 



73 194 



32 727 202 



447 



521 240 

 1 161 



3 011 896 

 41 411 



16 423 

 25 639 

 14 761 

 7 737 

 3 546 

 2 319 

 2 769 



63 663 



11 454 731 



56 253 



8 804 374 



55 627 

 8 505 824 



9 274 496 

 126 711 



5 851 902 

 3 422 592 



18 494 

 8 306 



8 253 

 10 460 



7 519 

 6 593 



9 797 

 3 660 



57 916 

 10 815 

 3 871 



29 135 

 41 462 

 27 140 



38 060 

 35 134 



51.3 

 (NA) 



873 948 



1 330 184 

 335 444 

 252 664 



1 370 770 



(NA) 



288 968 



22 090 



4 446 512 



13 895 



850 537 



4 829 



836 675 



20 321 

 3 477 491 



4 317 

 178 132 



3 444 

 297 937 



6 184 

 45 676 940 



310 

 97 785 819 



67 674 



33 385 619 



493 



322 034 

 653 



1 766 525 

 28 512 



13 480 

 24 162 



14 253 

 7 132 

 3 514 

 2 320 

 2 813 



59 192 



10 629 829 



52 754 



8 307 246 



47 160 

 7 748 709 



7 394 723 

 109 270 



4 730 856 

 2 656 496 



18 587 



6 112 



7 451 



8 654 

 2 774 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



23 312 

 31 758 

 21 435 



36 332 

 28 282 



649 039 



1 276 741 

 292 054 

 154 809 



1 050 722 



(NA) 



193 100 



22 528 



4 425 359 



13 893 



1 036 673 



5 754 



768 848 



21 172 

 3 833 244 



3 136 

 133 815 



2 273 

 222 120 



5 073 

 44 808 323 



304 

 94 356 838 



77 875 



35 328 360 



454 



217 429 

 479 



928 593 

 12 959 



15 692 

 28 915 



16 160 

 7 896 

 3 745 

 2 541 

 2 926 



66 016 



11 245 140 



56 677 



7 649 021 



51 050 

 7 240 131 



3 903 560 

 50 125 



2 108 455 

 1 789 211 



27 014 



8 514 



9 700 



6 343 

 1 039 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 43 564 

 29 115 



P! 



52.0 

 3 554 746 



574 532 



607 974 

 123 315 

 85 062 

 632 985 

 (NA) 

 108 022 



24 430 



4 473 418 



(NA) 



875 135 



6 622 



649 071 



23 132 

 4 197 667 



2 608 

 149 618 



2 078 

 238 361 



5 399 

 46 424 562 



68 089 158 



} 



80 852 



37 010 925 

 458 



214 650 

 468 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



15 937 

 29 475 



16 930 

 8 678 

 4 096 



2 612 



3 124 



69 386 



11 815 368 



62 078 



7 845 816 



59 429 

 7 598 698 



3 499 383 

 43 281 



2 113 300 



1 377 149 



29 202 

 7 821 

 9 165 



27 509 

 7 043 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 37 799 

 25 740 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



51.9 



(NA) 



367 470 



542 259 



110 435 



89 343 



556 677 



(NA) 



(NA) 



31 762 

 4 303 238 



16 487 

 866 077 



11 605 

 732 354 



26 862 

 3 965 760 



3 947 

 189 900 



2 373 

 302 242 



11 360 

 36 486 991 



396 

 51 125 095 



> 



99 274 



36 887 948 



372 



131 212 

 353 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



24 110 



34 570 



20 195 



9 922 



4 464 



6 013 



85 012 



12 965 640 



76 663 



8 021 836 



74 138 

 7 395 570 



2 822 071 

 28 427 



1 714 299 

 1 103 053 



35 213 

 10 311 

 13 335 

 40 193 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 45 706 

 30 885 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



51.3 

 (NA) 



337 681 



434 926 



(NA) 



80 666 



498 743 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



38 426 



3 702 745 



(NA) 



707 448 



19 571 



753 932 



32 375 

 2 943 594 



9 204 

 379 645 



4 944 

 439 240 



25 907 

 27 077 134 



817 

 38 680 935 



123 075 



37 794 780 



307 



69 620 

 227 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



34 138 

 44 342 

 23 232 

 10 592 

 4 523 



6 248 



105 931 



13 229 708 



93 231 



8 326 331 



84 502 

 7 048 049 



2 260 921 



18 370 



49 849 

 15 717 

 18 832 

 20 215 

 18 234 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



64 644 

 57 548 

 36 919 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



51.1 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



CALIFORNIA 7 



