1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ADAMS COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 628 602 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 096 447 996 742 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 746 1 656 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 307 300 792 726 Average per acre .........dollars.. 714 465 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 710 152 848 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 267 261 Total cropland .................farms.. 570 547 acres.. 808 651 781 122 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 484 505 acres.. 413 299 387 500 Irrigated land .................farms.. 294 324 acres.. 148 018 141 852 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 201 873 221 059 Average per farm .........dollars.. 321 454 367 207 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 185 741 116 344 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 132 104 715 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 104 $100,000 or more .................... 299 254 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 142 351 184 742 Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 673 306 372 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 467 482 Other ............................... 161 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 217 229 200 days or more ................... 120 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 161 201 number.. 29 276 77 976 Beef cows ..................farms.. 132 145 number.. 11 603 10 358 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 18 number.. 3 211 2 641 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 162 193 number.. 15 413 117 077 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 22 number.. 4 147 6 001 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 21 number.. (D) 7 670 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 14 number.. 1 027 1 419 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 26 number.. 522 2 129 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 20 710 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 38 acres.. 5 388 4 611 bushels.. 900 277 682 547 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 334 379 acres.. 303 813 304 932 bushels.. 18 817 125 12 284 526 Barley for grain..............farms.. 55 90 acres.. 10 022 11 079 bushels.. 628 929 488 987 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 43 44 acres.. 27 914 17 167 cwt.. 16 832 527 8 198 038 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 148 156 acres.. 27 252 23 730 tons, dry.. 143 370 143 582 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 31 23 acres.. 3 793 1 395 Land in orchards..............farms.. 45 31 acres.. 3 597 2 343 @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.