1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DOUGLAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 888 948 Land in farms ..................acres.. 918 033 987 885 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 034 1 042 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 518 210 473 551 Average per acre .........dollars.. 463 421 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 613 66 786 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 277 263 10 to 49 acres ...................... 231 259 50 to 179 acres ..................... 108 117 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 202 236 Total cropland .................farms.. 852 908 acres.. 535 492 575 671 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 806 867 acres.. 217 293 227 187 Irrigated land .................farms.. 614 646 acres.. 20 062 20 889 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 236 82 785 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 013 87 326 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 104 662 75 865 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 574 6 920 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 194 177 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 113 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 133 154 $100,000 or more .................... 265 227 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 970 66 547 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 541 70 197 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 887 948 $1,000.. 25 596 17 090 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 856 18 027 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 537 616 Other ............................... 351 332 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 436 448 200 days or more ................... 267 276 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 111 139 number.. 12 329 18 004 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 118 number.. (D) 7 935 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 104 131 number.. 8 044 14 617 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 22 number.. 1 035 864 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 21 number.. 1 673 898 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 24 number.. 342 448 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 39 number.. (D) 839 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 206 252 acres.. 192 782 185 258 bushels.. 5 699 260 6 886 836 Barley for grain..............farms.. 37 100 acres.. 3 726 12 124 bushels.. 117 211 610 799 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 46 89 silage.......................farms.. 2 123 5 689 acres.. 7 530 15 688 tons, dry.. 7 2 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 23 (D) acres.. 579 588 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 307 15 494 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. .