1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 857 894 Land in farms ..................acres.. 670 149 660 813 Average size of farm .......acres.. 782 739 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 738 313 564 413 Average per acre .........dollars.. 936 708 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 672 100 189 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 107 109 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 174 197 180 to 499 acres .................... 226 250 500 to 999 acres .................... 104 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 127 140 Total cropland .................farms.. 789 822 acres.. 457 795 468 590 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 732 762 acres.. 291 017 284 324 Irrigated land .................farms.. 715 736 acres.. 214 748 193 960 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 239 528 176 358 Average per farm .........dollars.. 279 496 197 269 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 198 305 151 981 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 223 24 377 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 111 133 $100,000 or more .................... 409 363 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 185 872 146 258 Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 887 163 417 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 857 895 $1,000.. 51 311 27 729 Average per farm..........dollars.. 59 873 30 983 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 635 668 Other ............................... 222 226 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 330 375 200 days or more ................... 200 185 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 210 282 number.. 41 993 43 737 Beef cows ..................farms.. 133 188 number.. 14 417 15 844 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 25 number.. 3 922 2 853 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 205 271 number.. 42 340 26 898 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 30 number.. 1 541 2 445 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 27 number.. 3 160 5 462 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 31 number.. 1 242 3 675 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 130 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 128 163 acres.. 15 168 15 571 bushels.. 2 606 103 2 478 159 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 378 386 acres.. 131 567 112 290 bushels.. 7 413 421 5 988 090 Barley for grain..............farms.. 30 93 acres.. 3 120 11 119 bushels.. 153 656 585 628 Irish potatoes................farms.. 105 123 acres.. 29 264 36 096 cwt.. 14 015 468 18 674 413 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 333 407 silage.......................farms.. 65 403 60 128 acres.. 435 599 363 359 tons, dry.. 165 199 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 564 21 264 acres.. 189 158 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 846 11 666 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. .