1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 091 1 221 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 653 42 290 Average size of farm .......acres.. 38 35 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 378 684 326 405 Average per acre .........dollars.. 8 839 8 715 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 503 27 871 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 414 518 10 to 49 acres ...................... 501 522 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 742 759 acres.. 24 243 24 582 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 502 440 acres.. 10 591 9 814 Irrigated land .................farms.. 225 221 acres.. 3 291 2 412 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 93 791 84 548 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 968 69 245 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 528 31 798 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 263 52 750 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 468 596 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 172 182 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 138 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 30 $100,000 or more .................... 120 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 79 834 72 894 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 175 59 603 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 472 487 Other ............................... 619 734 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 613 732 200 days or more ................... 400 515 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 406 499 number.. 32 806 39 135 Beef cows ..................farms.. 252 315 number.. 2 370 2 226 Milk cows ..................farms.. 74 88 number.. 16 897 18 248 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 353 437 number.. 14 528 18 179 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 75 number.. 595 585 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 67 number.. 554 846 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 67 86 number.. 1 211 1 947 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 112 133 number.. 3 210 20 706 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 8 number.. 7 406 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 5 acres.. 30 24 bushels.. 2 698 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 6 3 acres.. 2 1 cwt.. 548 290 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 215 192 acres.. 7 253 7 485 tons, dry.. 22 442 21 161 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 71 54 acres.. 1 436 831 Land in orchards..............farms.. 41 55 acres.. 115 168 @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.