1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 144 116 Land in farms ..................acres.. 13 091 9 603 Average size of farm .......acres.. 91 83 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 269 645 255 170 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 673 3 056 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 568 30 652 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 13 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 110 90 acres.. 8 076 4 935 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 86 61 acres.. 2 542 2 151 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 25 acres.. 847 755 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 321 3 355 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 007 28 919 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 556 164 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 765 3 191 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 1 $100,000 or more .................... 8 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 021 3 256 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 978 28 313 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 49 38 Other ............................... 95 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 82 80 200 days or more ................... 55 47 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 81 88 number.. 4 325 4 261 Beef cows ..................farms.. 71 73 number.. 1 625 1 332 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 9 number.. 730 716 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 78 77 number.. 2 159 2 273 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 6 number.. 101 106 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 11 number.. 80 176 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 7 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.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 59 50 acres.. 2 741 2 349 tons, dry.. 6 915 5 273 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 7 acres.. 10 15 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 8 acres.. 5 20 @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.