1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 989 1 054 Land in farms ..................acres.. 525 121 546 303 Average size of farm .......acres.. 531 518 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 510 064 338 979 Average per acre .........dollars.. 910 611 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 838 26 657 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 228 236 50 to 179 acres ..................... 323 325 180 to 499 acres .................... 225 261 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 105 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 834 921 acres.. 123 434 124 452 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 685 760 acres.. 66 790 66 918 Irrigated land .................farms.. 184 216 acres.. 9 997 9 119 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 815 23 402 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 069 22 203 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 018 7 110 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 797 16 293 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 363 360 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 139 172 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 141 167 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 167 178 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 45 $100,000 or more .................... 43 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 085 20 033 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 308 19 007 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 440 531 Other ............................... 549 523 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 575 580 200 days or more ................... 374 401 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 601 640 number.. 33 962 35 604 Beef cows ..................farms.. 500 474 number.. 15 853 13 752 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 113 number.. 1 606 2 944 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 564 593 number.. 19 256 19 146 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 70 number.. 1 230 3 560 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 53 number.. 1 786 5 730 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 60 number.. 1 440 2 070 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 81 97 number.. 1 476 1 594 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 420 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 90 138 acres.. 9 530 13 276 bushels.. 505 119 700 437 Barley for grain..............farms.. 88 131 acres.. 7 462 9 210 bushels.. 493 260 435 205 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 3 acres.. (D) 193 cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 601 637 acres.. 48 023 42 315 tons, dry.. 102 378 73 571 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 20 acres.. 120 14 Land in orchards..............farms.. 39 50 acres.. 231 263 @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.