1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 INTERIOR, ALASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 168 175 Land in farms ..................acres.. 141 338 154 913 Average size of farm .......acres.. 841 885 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 346 098 512 434 Average per acre .........dollars.. 411 579 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 434 51 104 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 144 144 acres.. 55 393 43 362 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 119 126 acres.. 10 202 15 270 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 21 acres.. 628 614 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 968 3 489 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 622 19 938 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 012 2 523 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 957 966 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 13 $100,000 or more .................... 12 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 354 3 813 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 916 21 788 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 168 175 $1,000.. - 386 - 324 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 2 295 - 1 849 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 90 87 Other ............................... 78 88 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 115 200 days or more ................... 49 53 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 37 40 number.. 1 146 1 519 Beef cows ..................farms.. 25 25 number.. 422 532 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 11 number.. 185 220 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 34 30 number.. 463 686 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 9 number.. 1 299 88 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 6 number.. 1 697 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 9 number.. (D) 167 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 20 number.. (D) 525 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Barley for grain..............farms.. 13 22 acres.. 2 498 5 311 bushels.. 129 084 225 834 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 9 acres.. (D) 578 bushels.. (D) 35 019 Irish potatoes................farms.. 14 15 acres.. 126 103 cwt.. 10 965 13 589 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 83 98 acres.. 7 199 9 091 tons, dry.. 8 471 11 007 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 14 acres.. 50 52 @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.