1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ASOTIN COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 140 142 Land in farms ..................acres.. 304 471 274 546 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 175 1 933 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 002 812 588 404 Average per acre .........dollars.. 439 304 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 899 59 828 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 9 180 to 499 acres .................... 12 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 105 95 acres.. 87 282 85 202 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 75 66 acres.. 36 126 30 594 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 30 acres.. 329 404 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 743 7 254 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 593 51 083 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 384 3 495 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 359 3 759 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 5 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 23 $100,000 or more .................... 35 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 642 6 900 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 725 48 591 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 75 92 Other ............................... 65 50 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 65 54 200 days or more ................... 41 29 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 83 94 number.. 11 416 10 579 Beef cows ..................farms.. 72 76 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 84 91 number.. 6 076 6 974 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 12 number.. 55 802 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 1 233 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 8 number.. 214 117 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) 328 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 46 acres.. 21 110 20 895 bushels.. 1 087 067 588 564 Barley for grain..............farms.. 36 34 acres.. 10 205 5 624 bushels.. 574 225 133 268 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 39 30 acres.. 4 515 3 688 tons, dry.. 7 458 3 567 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 61 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 3 acres.. 74 7 @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.