1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WALLA WALLA COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 716 745 Land in farms ..................acres.. 714 777 710 546 Average size of farm .......acres.. 998 954 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 890 555 697 612 Average per acre .........dollars.. 856 725 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 854 103 877 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 118 123 10 to 49 acres ...................... 161 176 50 to 179 acres ..................... 98 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 214 204 Total cropland .................farms.. 635 666 acres.. 597 738 604 519 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 541 594 acres.. 342 371 335 454 Irrigated land .................farms.. 378 414 acres.. 97 136 92 702 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 256 930 197 442 Average per farm .........dollars.. 358 841 265 022 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 113 479 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 83 963 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 78 $100,000 or more .................... 267 259 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 202 881 172 954 Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 151 231 532 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 433 469 Other ............................... 283 276 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 334 327 200 days or more ................... 215 215 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 217 236 number.. 58 105 23 804 Beef cows ..................farms.. 165 173 number.. (D) 4 858 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 11 number.. (D) 1 329 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 203 216 number.. (D) 97 130 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 25 number.. 507 2 642 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 25 number.. 648 3 957 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 34 number.. 1 583 1 553 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 29 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 10 acres.. 6 539 9 607 bushels.. 1 433 777 2 010 893 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 341 391 acres.. 232 419 238 886 bushels.. 15 934 694 12 588 275 Barley for grain..............farms.. 95 116 acres.. 22 584 14 086 bushels.. 1 548 810 657 877 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 9 12 acres.. 9 256 8 859 cwt.. 5 943 150 4 504 653 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 169 171 acres.. 16 169 12 292 tons, dry.. 86 311 64 409 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 127 127 acres.. 23 385 19 490 Land in orchards..............farms.. 44 46 acres.. 8 057 6 911 @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.