1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 699 1 696 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 095 099 1 086 045 Average size of farm .......acres.. 645 640 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 001 298 615 577 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 596 953 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 510 115 357 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 164 132 10 to 49 acres ...................... 320 317 50 to 179 acres ..................... 381 384 180 to 499 acres .................... 359 406 500 to 999 acres .................... 225 221 1,000 acres or more ................. 250 236 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 549 1 569 acres.. 786 332 752 487 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 405 1 429 acres.. 566 807 526 416 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 409 1 440 acres.. 446 183 410 552 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 804 252 481 928 Average per farm .........dollars.. 473 368 284 156 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 554 120 355 993 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 250 132 125 935 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 261 212 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 155 177 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 113 186 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 157 213 $100,000 or more .................... 822 724 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 599 607 403 051 Average per farm .........dollars.. 352 710 237 508 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 185 1 207 Other ............................... 514 489 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 693 698 200 days or more ................... 448 443 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 506 561 number.. 164 022 121 674 Beef cows ..................farms.. 370 380 number.. 23 107 22 508 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 67 number.. 12 128 6 968 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 487 530 number.. 288 582 141 057 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 67 number.. 9 223 6 959 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 60 number.. 18 758 11 317 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 67 number.. 5 154 9 542 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 48 61 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 188 214 acres.. 29 953 26 432 bushels.. 5 221 535 4 336 616 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 494 701 acres.. 203 498 231 665 bushels.. 16 127 060 14 333 795 Barley for grain..............farms.. 55 119 acres.. 6 548 7 370 bushels.. 528 153 439 212 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 156 161 acres.. 44 263 35 263 cwt.. 24 548 920 16 801 601 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 754 751 acres.. 126 450 112 838 tons, dry.. 715 537 686 254 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 232 209 acres.. 61 419 44 551 Land in orchards..............farms.. 368 292 acres.. 41 934 29 337 @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.