1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WESTERN COAST AND CHAIN, ALASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 36 26 Land in farms ..................acres.. 664 907 683 533 Average size of farm .......acres.. 18 470 26 290 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 914 439 3 169 535 Average per acre .........dollars.. 104 121 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 056 21 285 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 17 2 180 to 499 acres .................... 1 0 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 7 9 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 6 7 acres.. (D) 136 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 6 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 352 452 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 554 17 392 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 3 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 1 2 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 6 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 2 $100,000 or more .................... 4 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 935 488 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 964 18 759 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 22 13 Other ............................... 14 13 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 21 15 200 days or more ................... 7 6 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 12 16 number.. 6 554 4 602 Beef cows ..................farms.. 11 15 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 12 15 number.. 1 409 251 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 110 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 106 tons, dry.. (D) (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.