1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 193 218 Land in farms ..................acres.. 748 088 760 670 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 876 3 489 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 286 258 1 140 468 Average per acre .........dollars.. 319 331 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 549 22 976 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 61 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 166 182 acres.. 29 787 29 482 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 131 164 acres.. 13 146 13 228 Irrigated land .................farms.. 67 70 acres.. (D) 3 711 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 500 4 830 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 315 22 155 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 763 346 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 737 4 484 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 17 $100,000 or more .................... 8 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 314 3 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 470 15 221 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 192 218 $1,000.. (D) 986 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 4 523 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 104 89 Other ............................... 89 129 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 98 129 200 days or more ................... 60 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 127 140 number.. 13 475 16 769 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 123 number.. 8 378 9 904 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 18 number.. 13 29 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 119 131 number.. 7 503 11 169 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 12 number.. 31 52 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 10 number.. 82 177 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 17 number.. 279 392 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 42 number.. 486 757 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 105 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 11 acres.. 795 511 bushels.. 48 273 15 817 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 7 acres.. 756 177 bushels.. 32 495 7 399 Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 120 145 silage.......................farms.. 11 354 12 154 acres.. 20 601 18 640 tons, dry.. 0 1 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 (D) acres.. 4 9 Land in orchards..............farms.. (D) 79 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. .