1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 174 155 Land in farms ..................acres.. 16 887 20 529 Average size of farm .......acres.. 97 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 486 783 464 395 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 419 3 913 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 367 20 439 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 156 132 acres.. 11 547 10 910 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 125 104 acres.. 4 122 4 057 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 35 acres.. 904 784 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 653 1 176 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 246 7 585 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 374 300 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 279 876 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 2 $100,000 or more .................... 2 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 356 1 616 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 541 10 497 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 70 53 Other ............................... 104 102 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 107 102 200 days or more ................... 59 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 75 78 number.. 3 420 3 334 Beef cows ..................farms.. 55 64 number.. 1 749 1 780 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 8 number.. 21 19 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 63 64 number.. 1 586 1 218 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 15 number.. 67 75 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 8 number.. 112 70 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 49 number.. 2 113 1 365 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 37 number.. 1 188 780 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 100 bushels.. (D) 5 124 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 1 acres.. 1 (D) cwt.. 185 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 77 73 acres.. 3 971 3 813 tons, dry.. 7 275 6 853 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 8 acres.. 27 14 Land in orchards..............farms.. 35 31 acres.. 89 110 @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.