1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 512 574 Land in farms ..................acres.. 923 037 1 026 732 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 803 1 789 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 486 550 553 000 Average per acre .........dollars.. 270 309 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 795 38 901 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 96 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 160 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 419 454 acres.. 84 061 66 305 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 352 397 acres.. 22 699 28 949 Irrigated land .................farms.. 93 74 acres.. 1 566 1 826 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 351 17 972 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 982 31 309 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 228 10 768 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 123 7 204 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 211 242 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 25 $100,000 or more .................... 34 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 308 15 774 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 851 27 480 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 512 574 $1,000.. - 957 2 198 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 1 869 3 829 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 273 248 Other ............................... 239 326 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 308 369 200 days or more ................... 145 182 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 170 number.. 8 002 9 433 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 112 number.. 3 224 3 199 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 50 number.. 715 1 713 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 115 134 number.. 1 672 2 538 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 45 number.. 2 135 573 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 37 number.. 2 800 1 100 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 27 number.. 2 233 2 394 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 82 number.. 1 974 2 385 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 12 number.. (D) 4 141 Selected crops harvested: Barley for grain..............farms.. 22 35 acres.. 2 676 5 666 bushels.. 136 228 235 417 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 21 acres.. 547 749 bushels.. 25 944 44 463 Irish potatoes................farms.. 56 54 acres.. 629 743 cwt.. 127 559 145 635 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 230 290 acres.. (D) 21 254 tons, dry.. 23 510 28 615 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 54 46 acres.. 262 347 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215.