1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BENTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 078 1 128 Land in farms ..................acres.. 611 903 640 370 Average size of farm .......acres.. 568 568 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 122 202 568 286 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 169 905 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 057 68 839 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 338 337 10 to 49 acres ...................... 388 418 50 to 179 acres ..................... 178 190 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 90 95 Total cropland .................farms.. 919 948 acres.. 440 291 457 286 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 687 716 acres.. 274 855 266 598 Irrigated land .................farms.. 901 914 acres.. 153 254 134 698 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 300 530 213 877 Average per farm .........dollars.. 278 785 189 607 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 291 809 204 170 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 721 9 707 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 380 399 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 140 141 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 59 $100,000 or more .................... 240 227 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 230 754 181 558 Average per farm .........dollars.. 213 859 160 955 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 469 497 Other ............................... 609 631 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 651 689 200 days or more ................... 487 539 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 431 483 number.. 14 762 19 652 Beef cows ..................farms.. 301 331 number.. 7 066 7 019 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 33 number.. 2 335 1 503 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 388 446 number.. 9 524 12 444 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 53 number.. 242 586 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 38 number.. 576 508 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 42 number.. 1 208 1 311 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 54 60 number.. 656 1 286 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 303 217 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 21 acres.. (D) 25 985 bushels.. (D) 5 395 083 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 81 104 acres.. 130 981 144 723 bushels.. 5 243 820 4 346 245 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 21 acres.. 435 9 285 bushels.. (D) 539 855 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 16 13 acres.. 25 317 26 449 cwt.. 15 378 759 14 536 037 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 256 280 acres.. 18 737 12 755 tons, dry.. 96 064 59 399 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 43 39 acres.. 23 536 6 814 Land in orchards..............farms.. 379 382 acres.. 38 705 27 976 @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.