1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 139 1 255 Land in farms ..................acres.. 60 588 74 153 Average size of farm .......acres.. 53 59 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 387 090 347 551 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 627 4 899 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 393 32 562 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 329 338 10 to 49 acres ...................... 536 597 50 to 179 acres ..................... 198 226 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 829 896 acres.. 39 931 48 653 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 572 583 acres.. 24 807 28 742 Irrigated land .................farms.. 169 193 acres.. 4 182 6 311 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 112 881 98 026 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 105 78 108 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 737 19 125 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 78 144 78 901 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 488 582 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 181 175 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 139 153 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 117 100 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 28 $100,000 or more .................... 128 159 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 98 794 87 647 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 814 69 782 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 517 534 Other ............................... 622 721 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 632 740 200 days or more ................... 452 540 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 543 684 number.. 43 359 53 048 Beef cows ..................farms.. 352 449 number.. 4 508 5 143 Milk cows ..................farms.. 106 141 number.. 21 295 23 665 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 485 602 number.. 17 076 19 630 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 104 number.. 559 1 621 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 86 number.. 1 400 3 575 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 61 63 number.. 1 172 1 573 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 100 126 number.. (D) 859 085 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 17 number.. 1 821 890 2 890 720 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 221 bushels.. (D) 15 030 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 12 acres.. 428 273 bushels.. 28 137 18 336 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 5 acres.. 199 131 bushels.. 15 644 8 151 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 313 361 acres.. 15 913 19 415 tons, dry.. 44 943 61 702 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 62 81 acres.. 3 888 4 029 Land in orchards..............farms.. 36 45 acres.. 94 90 @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.