1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 THURSTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 832 811 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 300 59 890 Average size of farm .......acres.. 68 74 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 381 045 322 962 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 278 4 494 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 877 30 891 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 201 171 10 to 49 acres ...................... 404 387 50 to 179 acres ..................... 151 170 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 598 567 acres.. 27 049 26 520 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 420 372 acres.. 14 831 12 130 Irrigated land .................farms.. 163 182 acres.. 5 564 4 489 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 120 712 77 616 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 086 95 705 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 053 19 341 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 84 659 58 275 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 393 378 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 141 138 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 10 $100,000 or more .................... 59 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 95 086 69 492 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 424 85 581 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 325 338 Other ............................... 507 473 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 525 494 200 days or more ................... 361 342 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 438 507 number.. 29 570 29 599 Beef cows ..................farms.. 329 386 number.. 6 485 5 162 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 62 number.. 11 410 10 752 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 389 451 number.. 15 289 15 786 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 56 number.. 588 474 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 46 number.. 928 1 053 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 56 number.. 1 288 921 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 84 94 number.. 2 111 238 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 11 number.. 1 006 973 4 763 735 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) 11 cwt.. (D) 3 520 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 267 264 acres.. 12 190 10 478 tons, dry.. 31 542 25 638 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 34 38 acres.. 490 568 Land in orchards..............farms.. 21 35 acres.. 37 108 @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.