1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 757 758 Land in farms ..................acres.. 177 815 355 360 Average size of farm .......acres.. 235 469 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 539 603 461 523 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 433 886 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 923 40 366 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 92 115 10 to 49 acres ...................... 289 232 50 to 179 acres ..................... 180 190 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 628 630 acres.. 87 299 94 715 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 489 480 acres.. 58 409 56 750 Irrigated land .................farms.. 621 624 acres.. 75 859 77 324 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 79 634 70 276 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 196 92 713 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 077 32 142 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 556 38 134 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 214 180 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 67 $100,000 or more .................... 114 115 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 172 60 630 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 451 79 881 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 357 391 Other ............................... 400 367 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 434 423 200 days or more ................... 304 283 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 375 432 number.. 37 002 47 629 Beef cows ..................farms.. 295 328 number.. 15 359 18 805 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 31 number.. 552 1 998 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 372 421 number.. 42 904 47 659 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 31 number.. 424 740 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 21 number.. 780 1 038 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 62 number.. 2 360 4 940 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 43 number.. 432 681 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 58 72 acres.. 5 224 7 313 bushels.. 396 134 403 908 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 33 acres.. 135 1 282 bushels.. 12 687 101 169 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 4 acres.. 442 632 cwt.. 153 560 212 040 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 446 432 acres.. 45 655 42 674 tons, dry.. 202 534 185 805 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 44 41 acres.. 4 437 3 331 Land in orchards..............farms.. 41 45 acres.. 2 236 1 342 @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.