1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COWLITZ COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 349 365 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 103 35 678 Average size of farm .......acres.. 89 98 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 364 799 259 459 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 150 2 746 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 345 32 253 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 154 149 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 116 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 266 259 acres.. 15 159 16 099 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 173 172 acres.. 7 882 8 227 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 65 acres.. 3 231 3 416 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 919 17 099 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 612 46 848 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 267 7 424 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 652 9 676 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 192 183 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 6 $100,000 or more .................... 21 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 520 14 311 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 849 39 317 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 129 149 Other ............................... 220 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 198 219 200 days or more ................... 143 164 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 212 253 number.. 6 780 8 795 Beef cows ..................farms.. 185 225 number.. 2 704 2 974 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 18 number.. 751 1 379 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 205 number.. 3 140 3 474 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 24 number.. 146 223 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 15 number.. 241 177 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 16 number.. 557 366 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 41 number.. 622 863 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 10 number.. 2 964 369 3 083 223 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 293 691 bushels.. 16 810 57 950 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 122 125 acres.. 4 261 5 236 tons, dry.. 7 459 10 773 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 13 13 acres.. 2 271 1 424 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 19 acres.. 43 51 @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.