1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLALLAM COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 328 375 Land in farms ..................acres.. 24 253 26 574 Average size of farm .......acres.. 74 71 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 288 279 255 477 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 187 3 531 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 496 17 544 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 134 164 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 100 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 250 286 acres.. 12 863 15 582 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 164 187 acres.. 6 119 7 872 Irrigated land .................farms.. 105 120 acres.. 3 834 4 748 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 141 5 781 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 772 15 416 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 610 1 889 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 531 3 891 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 160 189 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 5 $100,000 or more .................... 18 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 462 6 106 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 704 16 283 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 327 375 $1,000.. 384 88 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 176 233 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 155 Other ............................... 184 220 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 180 223 200 days or more ................... 102 134 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 215 257 number.. 8 027 8 662 Beef cows ..................farms.. 176 207 number.. 2 654 2 951 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 27 number.. 1 172 1 062 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 195 228 number.. 3 080 4 026 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 21 number.. 104 318 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 21 number.. 117 548 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 25 number.. 578 2 356 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 49 number.. 1 131 1 627 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 3 642 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 10 acres.. 404 430 bushels.. 32 833 26 711 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 130 155 silage.......................farms.. 5 736 7 034 acres.. 13 499 19 143 tons, dry.. 8 10 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 41 41 acres.. 15 25 Land in orchards..............farms.. 50 44 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. .