1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 848 857 Land in farms ..................acres.. 563 716 670 149 Average size of farm .......acres.. 665 782 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 969 359 738 313 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 469 936 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 816 120 672 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 123 107 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 166 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 196 226 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 104 1,000 acres or more ................. 130 127 Total cropland .................farms.. 777 789 acres.. (D) 457 795 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 701 732 acres.. 291 241 291 017 Irrigated land .................farms.. 725 715 acres.. 221 145 214 748 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 332 935 239 528 Average per farm .........dollars.. 392 612 279 496 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 287 871 198 305 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 065 41 223 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 126 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 111 $100,000 or more .................... 437 409 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 236 457 185 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 278 512 216 887 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 582 635 Other ............................... 266 222 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 373 330 200 days or more ................... 232 200 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 209 210 number.. 41 405 41 993 Beef cows ..................farms.. 147 133 number.. 10 636 14 417 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 19 number.. 4 342 3 922 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 192 205 number.. 33 028 42 340 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 33 number.. 98 1 541 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 31 number.. 657 3 160 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 22 number.. 1 759 1 242 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 99 128 acres.. 11 337 15 168 bushels.. 2 045 648 2 606 103 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 266 378 acres.. 109 627 131 567 bushels.. 7 398 292 7 413 421 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 30 acres.. (D) 3 120 bushels.. (D) 153 656 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 85 105 acres.. 35 770 29 264 cwt.. 19 985 308 14 015 468 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 339 333 acres.. 75 728 65 403 tons, dry.. 507 962 435 599 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 176 165 acres.. 30 145 24 564 Land in orchards..............farms.. 227 189 acres.. 14 679 9 846 @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.