1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BENTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 128 1 178 Land in farms ..................acres.. 640 370 643 799 Average size of farm .......acres.. 568 547 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 568 286 411 186 Average per acre .........dollars.. 905 750 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 839 54 671 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 337 352 10 to 49 acres ...................... 418 450 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 200 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 95 91 Total cropland .................farms.. 948 1 007 acres.. 457 286 433 186 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 716 770 acres.. 266 598 238 490 Irrigated land .................farms.. 914 921 acres.. 134 698 112 366 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 213 877 133 136 Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 607 113 018 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 204 170 110 818 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 707 22 318 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 399 434 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 141 165 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 122 140 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 63 $100,000 or more .................... 227 199 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 181 558 128 402 Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 955 109 000 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 128 1 178 $1,000.. 33 082 1 858 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 328 1 577 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 497 494 Other ............................... 631 684 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 689 756 200 days or more ................... 539 574 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 483 491 number.. 19 652 31 796 Beef cows ..................farms.. 331 345 number.. 7 019 13 946 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 39 number.. 1 503 877 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 446 447 number.. 12 444 36 282 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 59 number.. 586 523 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 54 number.. 508 718 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 47 number.. 1 311 1 138 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 60 78 number.. 1 286 1 106 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 12 number.. 217 306 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 40 acres.. 25 985 30 053 bushels.. 5 395 083 6 125 254 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 104 114 acres.. 144 723 120 349 bushels.. 4 346 245 4 269 130 Barley for grain..............farms.. 21 62 acres.. 9 285 22 580 bushels.. 539 855 911 730 Irish potatoes................farms.. 13 27 acres.. 26 449 10 965 cwt.. 14 536 037 6 209 314 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 280 329 silage.......................farms.. 12 755 13 066 acres.. 59 399 67 569 tons, dry.. 39 44 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 814 2 544 acres.. 382 414 Land in orchards..............farms.. 27 976 23 035 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. .