1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COWLITZ COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 365 435 Land in farms ..................acres.. 35 678 37 612 Average size of farm .......acres.. 98 86 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 259 459 177 772 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 746 2 253 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 253 17 831 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 149 187 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 259 342 acres.. 16 099 16 116 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 172 216 acres.. 8 227 7 572 Irrigated land .................farms.. 65 52 acres.. 3 416 3 679 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 099 11 332 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 848 26 050 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 424 3 631 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 676 7 701 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 230 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 10 $100,000 or more .................... 23 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 311 10 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 317 23 221 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 364 435 $1,000.. 2 767 2 881 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 601 6 624 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 149 152 Other ............................... 216 283 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 293 200 days or more ................... 164 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 253 311 number.. 8 795 8 045 Beef cows ..................farms.. 225 263 number.. 2 974 2 840 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 20 number.. 1 379 1 305 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 205 282 number.. 3 474 3 750 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 23 number.. 223 202 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 19 number.. 177 307 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 20 number.. 366 739 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 54 number.. 863 1 181 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 7 number.. 3 083 223 1 926 015 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 6 acres.. 691 98 bushels.. 57 950 6 335 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 125 168 silage.......................farms.. 5 236 5 110 acres.. 10 773 10 395 tons, dry.. 13 13 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 424 1 630 acres.. 19 19 Land in orchards..............farms.. 51 38 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. .