1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 175 1 257 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 841 82 967 Average size of farm .......acres.. 62 66 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 324 988 287 381 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 801 4 623 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 206 22 894 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 297 271 10 to 49 acres ...................... 543 610 50 to 179 acres ..................... 246 285 180 to 499 acres .................... 70 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 965 1 010 acres.. 42 773 47 163 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 714 731 acres.. 25 510 27 719 Irrigated land .................farms.. 173 183 acres.. 3 839 4 533 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 083 41 384 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 667 32 923 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 068 13 946 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 016 27 438 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 523 596 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 215 228 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 158 148 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 30 $100,000 or more .................... 66 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 207 34 993 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 841 27 839 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 451 531 Other ............................... 724 726 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 715 746 200 days or more ................... 507 537 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 627 787 number.. 23 022 28 326 Beef cows ..................farms.. 480 593 number.. 5 332 6 831 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 77 number.. 5 447 6 775 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 587 666 number.. 11 449 14 292 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 50 number.. 368 557 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 38 number.. 794 1 136 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 47 number.. 1 090 1 005 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 89 112 number.. 1 868 2 060 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 18 number.. 3 113 488 2 402 367 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 590 bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 18 acres.. 830 2 291 bushels.. 69 144 134 672 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 484 534 acres.. 19 769 19 707 tons, dry.. 37 729 36 991 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 17 15 acres.. 212 364 Land in orchards..............farms.. 69 87 acres.. 458 459 @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.