1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 211 145 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 986 10 965 Average size of farm .......acres.. 95 76 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 302 155 208 265 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 100 2 742 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 539 18 724 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 32 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 10 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 157 105 acres.. 6 697 3 870 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 123 73 acres.. 4 710 1 703 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 33 acres.. 382 316 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 365 1 197 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 340 8 258 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 583 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 615 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 1 $100,000 or more .................... 7 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 865 1 518 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 250 10 471 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 101 58 Other ............................... 110 87 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 86 200 days or more ................... 74 58 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 76 81 number.. 2 218 1 845 Beef cows ..................farms.. 59 61 number.. 1 034 972 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. 27 63 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 65 62 number.. 855 871 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 29 number.. 134 204 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 26 number.. 480 438 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 3 number.. 113 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 25 number.. 440 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 45 52 acres.. 2 113 1 443 tons, dry.. 4 841 2 787 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 13 acres.. 150 237 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 11 acres.. 15 33 @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.