Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 



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



All Farms 



California 



Alameda 



Alpine 



Butte 



FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 



Farms number, 1987.. 



1982.. 

 Land in farms acres. 1987.. 



1982.. 

 Average size of farm acres. 1987.. 



1982.. 



Value of land and buildings': 



Average per farm dollars. 1987.. 



1982.. 



Average per acre ...dollars, 1987.. 



1982.. 



Approximate land area acres. 1987.. 



Proportion in farms percent, 1987,. 



1987 size of farm: 

 1 to 9 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 10 to 49 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 50 to 69 acres farms.. 



acres. . 



70 to 99 acres farms.. 



100 to 139 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 140 to 179 acres farms.. 



acres. . 



180 to 219 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 220 to 259 acres farms. . 



acres.. 

 260 to 499 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



500 to 999 acres.. farms.. 



acres.. 

 1,000 to 1,999 acres _. farms.. 



acres.. 

 2,000 acres or more farms.. 



acres.. 



1 982 size of farm: 

 1 to 9 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 10 to 49 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 50 to 69 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



70 to 99 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 100 to 139 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 140 to 179 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



180 to 219 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 220 to 259 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



260 to 499 acres ._ farms.. 



acres.. 



500 to 999 acres farms.. 



acres. - 

 1,000 to 1,999 acres farms.. 



acres. - 

 2,000 acres or more farms.. 



acres.. 



LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

 USE 



Total cropland. 



Harvested cropland . 



Cropland used only for pasture or grazing . 



Otfier cropland . 



Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

 soil-improvement grasses, not harvested 

 and not pastured 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 



451 



460 



55 890 



57 426 



276 



330 



15 643 



25 948 



212 



192 



34 207 



29 088 



75 



42 



6 040 



2 390 



2 

 (D) 



2 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



2 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



2 

 (D) 



5 



3 



402 



(D) 



1 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



4 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



231 

 238 



26 776 



27 989 



149 

 147 



5 749 



6 895 



119 



126 



19 824 



18 263 



29 

 32 



1 203 



2 831 



4 



2 



220 



(D) 



235 



226 



25 968 



20 060 



108 

 121 



1 987 



2 038 



152 

 147 



21 900 

 17 717 



43 



21 



2 081 



305 



3 



5 



(D) 

 (D) 



See footnotes at end of table. 



182 CALIFORNIA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



