1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA, ALASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 222 217 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 294 47 146 Average size of farm .......acres.. 182 217 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 364 164 345 733 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 006 1 591 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 509 43 105 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 179 178 acres.. 17 936 22 538 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 158 149 acres.. 11 526 9 500 Irrigated land .................farms.. 63 55 acres.. 1 365 917 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 851 10 069 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 400 46 399 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 542 7 476 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 309 2 593 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 14 $100,000 or more .................... 26 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 246 10 395 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 668 47 903 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 131 123 Other ............................... 91 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 125 122 200 days or more ................... 54 67 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 47 53 number.. 1 965 1 665 Beef cows ..................farms.. 29 33 number.. 342 382 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 17 number.. 798 518 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 33 44 number.. 601 783 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 18 number.. 491 603 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 15 number.. (D) 828 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 13 number.. 467 312 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 21 number.. 943 851 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 9 acres.. (D) 178 bushels.. (D) 7 144 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 146 307 bushels.. 6 923 17 733 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 30 34 acres.. 520 492 cwt.. 126 911 115 057 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 105 84 acres.. 10 241 8 161 tons, dry.. 13 994 11 436 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 25 34 acres.. 266 206 @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.