1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 INTERIOR, ALASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 179 168 Land in farms ..................acres.. 118 836 141 338 Average size of farm .......acres.. 664 841 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 403 534 346 098 Average per acre .........dollars.. 608 411 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 897 55 434 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 161 144 acres.. 68 506 55 393 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 141 119 acres.. 19 514 10 202 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 20 acres.. 1 278 628 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 822 3 968 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 523 23 622 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 233 3 012 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 589 957 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 8 $100,000 or more .................... 14 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 918 4 354 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 063 25 916 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 93 90 Other ............................... 86 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 103 110 200 days or more ................... 60 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 36 37 number.. 1 533 1 146 Beef cows ..................farms.. 25 25 number.. 451 422 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 8 number.. 286 185 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 34 34 number.. 689 463 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 16 number.. 1 502 1 299 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 14 number.. 2 056 1 697 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 8 number.. 265 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Barley for grain..............farms.. 21 13 acres.. 6 826 2 498 bushels.. 154 206 129 084 Oats for grain................farms.. 14 5 acres.. 1 317 (D) bushels.. 57 217 (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 25 14 acres.. 282 126 cwt.. 31 045 10 965 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 100 83 acres.. 10 727 7 199 tons, dry.. 11 062 8 471 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 14 acres.. 41 50 @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.