1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 385 410 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 742 44 345 Average size of farm .......acres.. 116 108 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 332 708 208 100 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 196 2 045 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 014 23 250 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 162 154 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 144 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 320 355 acres.. 26 771 25 857 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 225 253 acres.. 15 606 13 931 Irrigated land .................farms.. 93 89 acres.. 4 799 3 270 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 577 16 870 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 251 41 146 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 924 3 516 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 653 13 354 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 173 182 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 16 $100,000 or more .................... 39 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 058 13 851 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 213 33 782 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 384 410 $1,000.. 1 299 3 175 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 383 7 743 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 179 Other ............................... 213 231 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 222 247 200 days or more ................... 154 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 265 282 number.. 17 938 17 031 Beef cows ..................farms.. 193 188 number.. 2 644 2 648 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 47 number.. 5 893 5 705 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 227 261 number.. 5 357 6 321 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 14 number.. 428 127 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 11 number.. 519 135 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 12 number.. 79 280 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 35 number.. (D) 779 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 8 acres.. (D) 102 bushels.. (D) 4 120 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 142 bushels.. (D) (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 162 184 silage.......................farms.. 12 024 11 198 acres.. 31 337 33 636 tons, dry.. 21 18 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 699 2 126 acres.. 16 14 Land in orchards..............farms.. 59 27 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. .