1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SOUTHEAST ALASKA, ALASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 22 8 Land in farms ..................acres.. 534 210 Average size of farm .......acres.. 24 26 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 942 92 520 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 323 3 525 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 686 13 995 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 2 1 180 to 499 acres .................... 0 0 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 10 7 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 8 7 acres.. (D) 49 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) 3 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 366 50 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 634 6 247 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 .................... 3 2 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 1 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 4 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 1 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 0 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 0 $100,000 or more .................... 1 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 335 36 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 216 4 477 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 14 4 Other ............................... 8 4 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 14 4 200 days or more ................... 4 2 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Beef cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 150 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) tons, dry.. (D) (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) 4 @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.