1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 270 1 344 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 178 850 1 291 118 Average size of farm .......acres.. 928 961 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 855 328 580 657 Average per acre .........dollars.. 808 639 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 457 48 139 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 160 185 10 to 49 acres ...................... 443 479 50 to 179 acres ..................... 299 313 180 to 499 acres .................... 139 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 147 167 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 098 1 212 acres.. 142 145 138 062 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 985 1 076 acres.. 73 261 70 960 Irrigated land .................farms.. 932 1 036 acres.. 47 679 49 471 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 133 521 138 419 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 134 102 990 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 116 237 120 905 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 284 17 514 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 306 327 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 140 121 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 129 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 186 189 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 120 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 136 167 $100,000 or more .................... 253 283 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 101 711 97 149 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 088 72 229 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 726 780 Other ............................... 544 564 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 666 691 200 days or more ................... 428 410 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 460 470 number.. 54 615 51 439 Beef cows ..................farms.. 388 394 number.. 31 040 29 571 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 40 number.. 87 432 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 438 443 number.. 32 090 31 995 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 44 number.. 318 788 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 34 number.. 598 1 431 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 51 number.. 4 216 3 453 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 56 74 number.. 997 1 513 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 26 acres.. 8 410 9 412 bushels.. 367 391 328 056 Barley for grain..............farms.. 13 9 acres.. 614 1 207 bushels.. 25 731 49 402 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 454 428 acres.. 34 283 29 744 tons, dry.. 84 490 68 208 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 17 26 acres.. 21 33 Land in orchards..............farms.. 568 689 acres.. 28 623 28 864 @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.