1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLALLAM COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 292 328 Land in farms ..................acres.. 21 034 24 253 Average size of farm .......acres.. 72 74 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 399 516 288 279 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 753 4 187 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 187 21 496 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 123 134 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 215 250 acres.. 12 116 12 863 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 153 164 acres.. 5 901 6 119 Irrigated land .................farms.. 90 105 acres.. 3 770 3 834 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 011 7 141 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 584 21 772 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 730 2 610 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 281 4 531 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 160 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 10 $100,000 or more .................... 16 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 373 5 462 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 824 16 704 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 128 144 Other ............................... 164 184 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 180 200 days or more ................... 100 102 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 164 215 number.. 5 758 8 027 Beef cows ..................farms.. 135 176 number.. 2 212 2 654 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 28 number.. 750 1 172 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 143 195 number.. 2 417 3 080 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 20 number.. 54 104 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 10 number.. 361 117 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 19 number.. 583 578 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 32 number.. 654 1 131 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 453 404 bushels.. 44 002 32 833 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 109 130 acres.. 5 457 5 736 tons, dry.. 15 244 13 499 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 8 acres.. 97 41 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 15 acres.. 49 50 @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.