1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KLICKITAT COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 530 508 Land in farms ..................acres.. 588 732 689 639 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 111 1 358 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 626 995 566 009 Average per acre .........dollars.. 579 397 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 923 57 478 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 127 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 118 86 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 110 124 Total cropland .................farms.. 454 434 acres.. 186 136 201 310 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 365 356 acres.. 89 643 91 904 Irrigated land .................farms.. 176 164 acres.. 20 239 29 739 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 231 34 000 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 701 66 930 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 718 22 672 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 513 11 329 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 57 $100,000 or more .................... 67 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 669 31 034 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 010 61 211 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 281 307 Other ............................... 249 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 296 245 200 days or more ................... 180 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 254 286 number.. 26 180 32 125 Beef cows ..................farms.. 206 214 number.. 13 399 14 149 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 26 number.. 1 483 1 029 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 243 277 number.. 13 536 15 878 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 36 number.. 462 573 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 29 number.. 419 1 820 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 44 number.. 2 760 3 099 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 34 number.. 724 734 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 72 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 117 119 acres.. 40 401 41 983 bushels.. 1 306 608 1 327 552 Barley for grain..............farms.. 38 45 acres.. 7 464 5 113 bushels.. 351 563 173 104 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 256 245 acres.. 35 540 38 700 tons, dry.. 55 567 51 450 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 13 acres.. (D) 3 143 Land in orchards..............farms.. 65 63 acres.. 2 541 2 282 @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.