1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DOUGLAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 853 888 Land in farms ..................acres.. 906 433 918 033 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 063 1 034 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 777 776 518 210 Average per acre .........dollars.. 668 463 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 506 73 613 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 225 277 10 to 49 acres ...................... 213 231 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 108 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 199 202 Total cropland .................farms.. 806 852 acres.. 532 757 535 492 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 737 806 acres.. 225 102 217 293 Irrigated land .................farms.. 553 614 acres.. 21 199 20 062 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 117 623 109 236 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 894 123 013 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 112 350 104 662 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 274 4 574 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 188 194 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 117 100 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 133 $100,000 or more .................... 283 265 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 719 82 970 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 032 93 541 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 551 537 Other ............................... 302 351 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 373 436 200 days or more ................... 233 267 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 103 111 number.. 13 849 12 329 Beef cows ..................farms.. 87 93 number.. 7 618 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. 6 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 101 104 number.. 10 068 8 044 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 18 number.. 339 1 035 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 18 number.. 2 365 1 673 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 19 number.. 189 342 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 190 206 acres.. 200 291 192 782 bushels.. 9 122 962 5 699 260 Barley for grain..............farms.. 25 37 acres.. 2 751 3 726 bushels.. 148 695 117 211 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 47 46 acres.. 3 516 2 123 tons, dry.. 10 685 7 530 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 23 Land in orchards..............farms.. 522 579 acres.. 17 910 17 307 @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.