1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WHITMAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 003 1 113 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 301 265 1 404 289 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 297 1 262 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 119 766 1 023 833 Average per acre .........dollars.. 874 794 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 492 142 368 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 75 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 153 500 to 999 acres .................... 204 228 1,000 acres or more ................. 481 524 Total cropland .................farms.. 925 1 042 acres.. 1 066 676 1 132 001 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 852 1 001 acres.. 801 501 802 486 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 88 acres.. 5 469 6 622 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 173 483 156 356 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 964 140 482 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 162 283 142 393 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 200 13 963 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 112 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 143 202 $100,000 or more .................... 553 543 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 128 546 121 455 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 161 109 124 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 804 922 Other ............................... 199 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 331 359 200 days or more ................... 164 159 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 299 332 number.. 25 379 28 343 Beef cows ..................farms.. 256 282 number.. 12 921 16 151 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 13 number.. 437 229 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 285 327 number.. 15 212 19 718 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 58 number.. 9 446 14 908 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 61 number.. 17 284 26 840 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 53 number.. 2 329 1 341 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 26 number.. 481 485 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 0 acres.. 101 0 bushels.. 7 279 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 757 909 acres.. 478 098 473 128 bushels.. 32 213 116 27 181 668 Barley for grain..............farms.. 566 753 acres.. 160 110 167 579 bushels.. 11 934 457 8 292 543 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 75 cwt.. 0 14 115 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 254 273 acres.. 12 637 11 678 tons, dry.. 30 536 23 862 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 23 acres.. 5 792 5 822 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 7 acres.. 25 23 @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.