1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 707 708 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 375 869 1 465 788 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 946 2 070 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 078 654 987 130 Average per acre .........dollars.. 537 503 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 185 136 963 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 48 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 103 106 1,000 acres or more ................. 419 446 Total cropland .................farms.. 652 653 acres.. 876 196 888 059 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 574 610 acres.. 489 505 469 660 Irrigated land .................farms.. 120 155 acres.. 47 984 55 679 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 107 808 81 664 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 486 115 345 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 99 074 70 951 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 734 10 713 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 134 $100,000 or more .................... 351 312 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 939 61 503 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 021 86 869 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 564 584 Other ............................... 143 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 239 246 200 days or more ................... 109 111 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 252 281 number.. 32 302 34 610 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 246 number.. (D) 20 924 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 13 number.. (D) 115 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 243 273 number.. 18 565 19 273 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 25 number.. 947 1 118 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 23 number.. 1 481 1 909 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 17 number.. 1 072 724 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 30 number.. (D) 646 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 129 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 1 acres.. 564 (D) bushels.. 68 477 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 471 518 acres.. 355 317 360 331 bushels.. 23 096 865 17 092 595 Barley for grain..............farms.. 283 329 acres.. 102 415 86 309 bushels.. 7 312 012 3 577 753 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 7 2 acres.. 771 (D) cwt.. 428 495 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 235 226 acres.. 24 902 18 319 tons, dry.. 66 439 38 963 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 2 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. 85 61 @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.