1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 240 1 411 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 085 115 566 Average size of farm .......acres.. 90 82 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 317 236 906 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 469 2 853 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 277 33 861 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 376 443 10 to 49 acres ...................... 523 614 50 to 179 acres ..................... 253 249 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 207 1 385 acres.. 40 567 46 002 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 178 1 352 acres.. 31 240 32 884 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 173 1 335 acres.. 30 008 31 279 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 152 015 102 852 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 592 72 893 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 151 111 102 073 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 904 779 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 265 327 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 125 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 183 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 127 142 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 146 213 $100,000 or more .................... 434 305 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 103 716 72 086 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 710 51 089 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 239 1 411 $1,000.. 46 138 29 856 Average per farm..........dollars.. 37 238 21 159 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 729 826 Other ............................... 511 585 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 622 744 200 days or more ................... 423 478 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 63 79 number.. 2 558 2 272 Beef cows ..................farms.. 45 55 number.. 1 646 1 306 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. 3 30 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 55 62 number.. 1 365 1 285 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 18 number.. 573 373 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 16 number.. 1 735 504 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 24 number.. 332 271 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 42 number.. 341 655 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. 1 010 1 060 bushels.. 32 007 41 292 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 392 bushels.. (D) 11 718 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 70 91 silage.......................farms.. 1 503 2 048 acres.. 2 579 3 905 tons, dry.. 5 3 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 16 acres.. 1 113 1 280 Land in orchards..............farms.. 28 949 29 736 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. .