1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 389 385 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 350 44 742 Average size of farm .......acres.. 109 116 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 261 918 332 708 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 769 2 196 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 377 27 014 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 152 162 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 112 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 317 320 acres.. 24 126 26 771 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 247 225 acres.. 14 716 15 606 Irrigated land .................farms.. 81 93 acres.. 3 067 4 799 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 029 18 577 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 635 48 251 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 894 3 924 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 135 14 653 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 17 $100,000 or more .................... 31 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 904 15 058 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 680 39 213 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 179 172 Other ............................... 210 213 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 222 222 200 days or more ................... 154 154 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 235 265 number.. 13 771 17 938 Beef cows ..................farms.. 184 193 number.. 3 316 2 644 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 41 number.. 3 889 5 893 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 215 227 number.. 5 338 5 357 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 35 number.. 186 428 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 27 number.. 210 519 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 10 number.. 387 79 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 32 number.. 687 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 459 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 162 acres.. 12 335 12 024 tons, dry.. 25 481 31 337 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 21 acres.. 2 450 2 699 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 16 acres.. 36 59 @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.