1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KITSAP COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 359 366 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 129 10 302 Average size of farm .......acres.. 53 28 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 266 736 253 131 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 591 8 977 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 365 20 478 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 136 143 10 to 49 acres ...................... 168 184 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 5 4 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 247 242 acres.. 5 594 3 854 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 176 146 acres.. 3 724 1 300 Irrigated land .................farms.. 77 83 acres.. 366 409 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 233 10 580 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 074 28 908 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 993 1 093 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 240 9 488 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 193 234 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 3 $100,000 or more .................... 9 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 740 11 713 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 916 32 004 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 125 128 Other ............................... 234 238 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 233 247 200 days or more ................... 156 175 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 141 165 number.. 1 951 1 956 Beef cows ..................farms.. 109 142 number.. 953 855 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 11 number.. 15 57 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 92 118 number.. (D) 728 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 35 number.. 84 364 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 34 number.. 247 648 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 31 number.. 421 526 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 58 64 number.. 1 278 1 714 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 7 number.. 0 468 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 0 acres.. 2 0 cwt.. 535 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 67 72 acres.. 1 375 1 124 tons, dry.. 1 782 1 651 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 20 acres.. 29 27 Land in orchards..............farms.. 27 37 acres.. 43 67 @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.