1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PACIFIC COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 253 248 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 228 32 637 Average size of farm .......acres.. 159 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 367 825 263 008 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 369 2 494 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 562 28 112 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 88 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 220 216 acres.. 14 667 13 328 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 191 168 acres.. 6 932 5 422 Irrigated land .................farms.. 103 104 acres.. 3 367 2 162 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 964 12 680 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 052 51 129 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 233 6 892 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 731 5 788 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 32 $100,000 or more .................... 49 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 224 9 098 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 509 36 684 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 150 142 Other ............................... 103 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 136 125 200 days or more ................... 77 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 118 135 number.. 7 281 9 033 Beef cows ..................farms.. 94 107 number.. 2 384 2 386 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 19 number.. 2 057 2 076 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 110 123 number.. 3 411 4 304 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 94 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. 43 124 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 78 29 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 16 number.. (D) 387 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 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 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 89 78 acres.. 5 619 4 323 tons, dry.. 12 005 8 542 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 0 acres.. 5 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 2 acres.. 27 (D) @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.