1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLUMBIA COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 191 212 Land in farms ..................acres.. 304 928 321 333 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 596 1 516 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 007 192 984 024 Average per acre .........dollars.. 626 657 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 996 113 548 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 81 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 173 200 acres.. 180 083 205 915 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 157 180 acres.. 95 944 111 538 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 46 acres.. 2 684 2 198 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 664 18 781 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 953 88 588 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 590 17 092 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 074 1 689 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 37 $100,000 or more .................... 72 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 260 16 421 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 897 77 459 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 191 212 $1,000.. 5 382 1 737 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 180 8 193 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 130 144 Other ............................... 61 68 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 82 93 200 days or more ................... 44 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 83 91 number.. 6 988 6 847 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 78 number.. 3 861 3 712 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. 4 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 75 85 number.. 3 894 3 668 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 9 number.. 1 110 1 150 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 10 number.. 3 037 1 879 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 11 number.. 472 155 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 15 number.. 204 224 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 128 145 acres.. 77 768 75 868 bushels.. 4 254 392 4 778 939 Barley for grain..............farms.. 66 96 acres.. 6 917 19 448 bushels.. 369 731 1 131 210 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 48 66 silage.......................farms.. 2 090 2 422 acres.. 7 762 7 366 tons, dry.. 4 6 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) 1 765 acres.. 7 5 Land in orchards..............farms.. 154 (D) 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. .