1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ADAMS COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 602 805 Land in farms ..................acres.. 996 742 1 167 780 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 656 1 451 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 792 726 612 801 Average per acre .........dollars.. 465 430 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 848 94 383 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 103 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 121 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 261 318 Total cropland .................farms.. 547 722 acres.. 781 122 878 403 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 505 662 acres.. 387 500 420 310 Irrigated land .................farms.. 324 409 acres.. 141 852 131 433 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 221 059 182 498 Average per farm .........dollars.. 367 207 226 706 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 116 344 75 879 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 104 715 106 619 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 113 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 139 $100,000 or more .................... 254 214 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 184 742 169 009 Average per farm .........dollars.. 306 372 209 689 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 603 806 $1,000.. 33 943 12 078 Average per farm..........dollars.. 56 290 14 985 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 482 615 Other ............................... 120 190 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 229 305 200 days or more ................... 116 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 201 280 number.. 77 976 94 339 Beef cows ..................farms.. 145 215 number.. 10 358 19 336 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 29 number.. 2 641 2 058 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 193 263 number.. 117 077 151 627 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 52 number.. 6 001 3 892 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 44 number.. 7 670 6 160 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 29 number.. 1 419 954 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 65 number.. 2 129 2 315 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 20 710 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 38 63 acres.. 4 611 4 056 bushels.. 682 547 534 465 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 379 468 acres.. 304 932 303 379 bushels.. 12 284 526 11 966 025 Barley for grain..............farms.. 90 270 acres.. 11 079 37 942 bushels.. 488 987 1 447 397 Irish potatoes................farms.. 44 39 acres.. 17 167 10 658 cwt.. 8 198 038 4 774 488 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 156 214 silage.......................farms.. 23 730 23 358 acres.. 143 582 116 407 tons, dry.. 23 28 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 395 1 519 acres.. 31 56 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 343 2 779 acres.. @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. .