1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ASOTIN COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 142 149 Land in farms ..................acres.. 274 546 274 119 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 933 1 840 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 588 404 491 745 Average per acre .........dollars.. 304 283 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 828 54 042 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 9 10 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 11 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 68 Total cropland .................farms.. 95 115 acres.. 85 202 92 511 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 66 98 acres.. 30 594 40 644 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 36 acres.. 404 459 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 254 8 568 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 083 57 506 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 495 4 412 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 759 4 156 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 23 $100,000 or more .................... 26 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 900 7 847 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 591 52 662 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 142 149 $1,000.. (D) - 12 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 81 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 92 88 Other ............................... 50 61 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 54 74 200 days or more ................... 29 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 94 81 number.. 10 579 10 316 Beef cows ..................farms.. 76 74 number.. (D) 4 698 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. (D) 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 91 87 number.. 6 974 7 469 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 12 number.. 802 411 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 11 number.. 1 233 600 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 6 number.. 117 199 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 10 number.. 328 286 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 46 63 acres.. 20 895 24 391 bushels.. 588 564 1 067 532 Barley for grain..............farms.. 34 54 acres.. 5 624 11 880 bushels.. 133 268 558 953 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 30 44 silage.......................farms.. 3 688 2 224 acres.. 3 567 2 400 tons, dry.. 3 6 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 61 35 acres.. 3 11 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 73 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. .