1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 29 011 30 264 Land in farms ..................acres.. 15 179 710 15 726 007 Average size of farm .......acres.. 523 520 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 634 619 468 482 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 192 892 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 693 61 053 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 195 5 408 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 727 10 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 6 250 6 536 180 to 499 acres .................... 3 138 3 336 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 618 1 699 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 083 3 170 Total cropland .................farms.. 24 656 25 765 acres.. 7 913 709 7 999 419 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 20 445 21 282 acres.. 4 895 633 4 734 673 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 131 14 068 acres.. 1 705 025 1 641 437 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 767 727 3 821 222 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 342 126 263 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 251 291 2 451 605 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 516 436 1 369 617 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 8 698 8 980 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 299 3 489 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 954 3 078 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 3 242 3 327 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 972 2 305 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 093 2 426 $100,000 or more .................... 6 753 6 659 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 607 282 3 122 970 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 380 103 194 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 15 465 16 491 Other ............................... 13 546 13 773 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 15 079 15 691 200 days or more ................... 9 924 10 441 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 11 721 13 484 number.. 1 204 265 1 270 275 Beef cows ..................farms.. 8 627 9 555 number.. 304 473 310 554 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 302 1 842 number.. 247 191 242 787 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 10 857 12 259 number.. 1 086 270 1 014 365 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 978 1 407 number.. 38 030 56 171 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 818 1 150 number.. 72 045 93 660 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 189 1 364 number.. 52 298 63 584 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 543 1 886 number.. 5 797 721 5 499 448 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 162 164 number.. 30 183 641 33 720 007 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 514 571 acres.. 84 300 94 619 bushels.. 16 163 861 16 854 783 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 097 5 032 acres.. 2 422 506 2 495 940 bushels.. 151 124 143 120 833 207 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 787 2 428 acres.. 436 299 422 447 bushels.. 30 939 269 19 565 135 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 415 431 acres.. 155 074 129 110 cwt.. 87 208 607 62 345 425 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 10 108 10 396 acres.. 800 677 740 586 tons, dry.. 3 013 551 2 669 837 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 506 1 605 acres.. 209 456 172 057 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 700 6 220 acres.. 301 376 256 282 @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.