1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 113 1 240 Land in farms ..................acres.. 123 731 112 085 Average size of farm .......acres.. 111 90 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 414 983 303 317 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 148 3 469 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 897 43 277 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 307 376 10 to 49 acres ...................... 484 523 50 to 179 acres ..................... 227 253 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 082 1 207 acres.. 41 046 40 567 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 055 1 178 acres.. 33 167 31 240 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 058 1 173 acres.. 30 562 30 008 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 146 403 152 015 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 539 122 592 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 145 675 151 111 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 728 904 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 195 265 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 127 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 157 146 $100,000 or more .................... 393 434 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 96 785 103 716 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 037 83 710 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 655 729 Other ............................... 458 511 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 583 622 200 days or more ................... 380 423 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 54 63 number.. 1 818 2 558 Beef cows ..................farms.. 38 45 number.. 1 126 1 646 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. 9 3 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 44 55 number.. 1 438 1 365 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 14 number.. (D) 573 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 15 number.. (D) 1 735 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 15 number.. 108 332 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 28 number.. (D) 341 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 5 acres.. 1 864 1 010 bushels.. 55 461 32 007 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 55 70 acres.. 1 953 1 503 tons, dry.. 5 431 2 579 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 5 acres.. 15 7 Land in orchards..............farms.. 992 1 113 acres.. 29 249 28 949 @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.