1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 257 1 428 Land in farms ..................acres.. 82 967 94 646 Average size of farm .......acres.. 66 66 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 381 222 207 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 623 2 947 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 894 19 685 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 271 274 10 to 49 acres ...................... 610 679 50 to 179 acres ..................... 285 367 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 010 1 196 acres.. 47 163 57 100 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 731 877 acres.. 27 719 32 794 Irrigated land .................farms.. 183 199 acres.. 4 533 3 981 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 384 36 864 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 923 25 815 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 946 8 460 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 438 28 404 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 596 716 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 228 242 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 148 196 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 130 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 35 $100,000 or more .................... 82 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 993 32 215 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 839 22 559 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 257 1 428 $1,000.. 5 145 3 104 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 093 2 174 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 531 532 Other ............................... 726 896 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 746 912 200 days or more ................... 537 650 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 787 931 number.. 28 326 33 616 Beef cows ..................farms.. 593 713 number.. 6 831 7 924 Milk cows ..................farms.. 77 105 number.. 6 775 8 651 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 666 840 number.. 14 292 18 286 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 66 number.. 557 1 018 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 50 number.. 1 136 1 441 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 64 number.. 1 005 2 011 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 112 123 number.. 2 060 8 581 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 15 number.. 2 402 367 1 489 508 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 590 182 bushels.. (D) 7 177 Barley for grain..............farms.. 18 19 acres.. 2 291 2 427 bushels.. 134 672 186 083 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 534 667 silage.......................farms.. 19 707 23 026 acres.. 36 991 46 754 tons, dry.. 15 28 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 364 901 acres.. 87 111 Land in orchards..............farms.. 459 615 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. .