1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 261 278 Land in farms ..................acres.. 15 900 19 526 Average size of farm .......acres.. 61 70 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 393 988 337 839 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 836 4 565 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 350 26 439 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 126 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 76 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 216 239 acres.. 10 977 14 483 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 179 193 acres.. 8 046 9 755 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 59 acres.. 1 380 1 895 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 538 9 251 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 376 33 278 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 561 1 208 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 977 8 044 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 4 $100,000 or more .................... 14 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 128 8 005 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 972 28 793 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 112 122 Other ............................... 149 156 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 143 162 200 days or more ................... 84 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 144 173 number.. 6 918 8 461 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 124 number.. 1 060 1 518 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 19 number.. 2 409 2 720 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 126 160 number.. 3 125 2 848 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 15 number.. 50 155 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 11 number.. 25 496 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 17 number.. 158 286 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 34 number.. 376 846 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 11 acres.. (D) 324 bushels.. (D) 20 099 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 12 acres.. 487 437 bushels.. 35 994 32 294 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 126 155 acres.. 7 608 8 851 tons, dry.. 20 456 17 205 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 13 12 acres.. 106 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 20 acres.. 39 42 @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.