1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SKAGIT COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 714 754 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 495 92 074 Average size of farm .......acres.. 131 122 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 609 685 435 274 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 645 3 618 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 459 68 180 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 132 139 10 to 49 acres ...................... 252 271 50 to 179 acres ..................... 204 218 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 613 617 acres.. 73 028 72 576 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 511 513 acres.. 61 257 57 946 Irrigated land .................farms.. 165 149 acres.. 9 821 8 415 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 171 690 138 471 Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 463 183 648 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 90 392 63 849 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 81 299 74 621 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 218 225 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 37 $100,000 or more .................... 170 174 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 129 701 121 418 Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 654 160 818 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 376 393 Other ............................... 338 361 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 370 382 200 days or more ................... 237 259 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 395 463 number.. 39 800 46 883 Beef cows ..................farms.. 235 254 number.. 3 838 4 464 Milk cows ..................farms.. 93 123 number.. 20 612 21 345 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 371 422 number.. 30 735 25 090 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 30 number.. 478 287 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 23 number.. 337 362 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 25 number.. 356 394 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 38 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 49 51 acres.. 3 477 3 433 bushels.. 293 433 260 091 Barley for grain..............farms.. 20 34 acres.. 821 1 264 bushels.. 72 018 98 928 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 16 16 acres.. 6 948 6 794 cwt.. 2 341 125 2 272 510 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 318 316 acres.. 19 446 19 762 tons, dry.. 63 224 64 399 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 103 117 acres.. 16 740 18 056 Land in orchards..............farms.. 45 36 acres.. 403 207 @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.