1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GARFIELD COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 182 186 Land in farms ..................acres.. 325 220 325 472 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 787 1 750 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 974 315 653 741 Average per acre .........dollars.. 543 417 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 957 110 740 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 18 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 96 102 Total cropland .................farms.. 160 178 acres.. 192 220 197 054 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 144 163 acres.. 114 645 107 738 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 27 acres.. 693 932 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 685 18 524 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 633 99 591 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 956 15 553 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 729 2 971 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 38 $100,000 or more .................... 85 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 199 15 381 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 982 82 693 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 147 Other ............................... 49 39 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 69 62 200 days or more ................... 38 28 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 86 90 number.. 11 371 9 965 Beef cows ..................farms.. 83 86 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 83 88 number.. 5 744 5 065 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) 394 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. 84 191 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 12 number.. 32 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 122 146 acres.. 71 689 68 689 bushels.. 4 470 655 3 215 765 Barley for grain..............farms.. 105 124 acres.. 36 082 32 290 bushels.. 2 622 984 1 287 358 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 51 47 acres.. 2 310 2 342 tons, dry.. 5 334 3 587 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) @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.