1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 117 1 067 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 677 112 263 Average size of farm .......acres.. 105 105 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 387 139 237 409 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 635 2 278 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 594 26 339 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 83 10 to 49 acres ...................... 482 423 50 to 179 acres ..................... 378 375 180 to 499 acres .................... 141 154 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 935 887 acres.. 61 720 60 223 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 727 617 acres.. 36 370 29 440 Irrigated land .................farms.. 127 140 acres.. 5 765 7 789 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 778 61 676 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 108 57 803 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 419 6 084 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 359 55 592 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 442 429 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 188 188 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 168 171 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 143 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 17 $100,000 or more .................... 97 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 558 52 937 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 847 49 613 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 498 495 Other ............................... 619 572 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 598 569 200 days or more ................... 416 410 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 694 788 number.. 34 264 39 990 Beef cows ..................farms.. 533 573 number.. 7 916 8 330 Milk cows ..................farms.. 75 100 number.. 8 360 11 740 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 608 701 number.. 19 599 21 326 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 72 number.. 518 1 572 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 49 number.. 1 321 1 815 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 66 number.. 1 106 2 515 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 81 76 number.. (D) 251 646 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 20 number.. 11 358 040 9 284 738 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 13 acres.. 1 104 776 bushels.. 62 398 37 715 Barley for grain..............farms.. 24 22 acres.. 873 725 bushels.. 49 923 35 960 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 562 548 acres.. 24 463 24 073 tons, dry.. 53 694 47 307 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 23 40 acres.. 2 341 4 489 Land in orchards..............farms.. 47 37 acres.. 154 144 @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.