1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 643 1 708 Land in farms ..................acres.. 589 843 625 769 Average size of farm .......acres.. 359 366 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 468 834 394 060 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 351 1 131 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 156 52 028 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 175 197 10 to 49 acres ...................... 549 511 50 to 179 acres ..................... 412 450 180 to 499 acres .................... 223 221 500 to 999 acres .................... 117 139 1,000 acres or more ................. 167 190 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 402 1 474 acres.. 398 064 397 644 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 133 1 250 acres.. 280 969 293 248 Irrigated land .................farms.. 266 284 acres.. 10 711 14 755 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 78 704 73 952 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 903 43 297 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 58 362 53 010 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 342 20 942 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 629 645 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 235 224 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 201 213 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 186 216 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 84 $100,000 or more .................... 215 215 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 721 60 673 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 566 35 523 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 713 753 Other ............................... 930 955 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 922 983 200 days or more ................... 641 662 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 596 710 number.. 28 596 32 879 Beef cows ..................farms.. 447 501 number.. 12 083 12 860 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 75 number.. 2 570 4 011 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 568 649 number.. 18 239 17 597 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 83 number.. 1 294 3 428 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 79 number.. 1 411 4 702 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 73 number.. 2 259 2 297 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 74 91 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 10 number.. (D) 48 089 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 337 425 acres.. 115 324 124 571 bushels.. 6 567 056 6 288 745 Barley for grain..............farms.. 246 316 acres.. 43 927 48 621 bushels.. 2 870 171 2 163 539 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 9 9 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 814 915 acres.. 52 901 52 403 tons, dry.. 102 604 63 666 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 37 37 acres.. 449 433 Land in orchards..............farms.. 48 75 acres.. 367 567 @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.