1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 278 286 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 526 18 673 Average size of farm .......acres.. 70 65 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 337 839 240 338 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 565 3 980 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 439 16 472 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 145 50 to 179 acres ..................... 76 76 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 239 241 acres.. 14 483 12 203 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 193 183 acres.. 9 755 7 625 Irrigated land .................farms.. 59 56 acres.. 1 895 1 367 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 251 8 278 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 278 28 944 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 208 777 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 044 7 501 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 0 $100,000 or more .................... 11 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 005 6 329 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 793 22 053 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 278 287 $1,000.. 1 088 1 449 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 912 5 048 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 122 102 Other ............................... 156 184 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 162 198 200 days or more ................... 98 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 173 190 number.. 8 461 6 927 Beef cows ..................farms.. 124 143 number.. 1 518 1 224 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 23 number.. 2 720 2 225 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 160 173 number.. 2 848 2 838 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 18 number.. 155 192 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 11 number.. 496 503 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 22 number.. 286 318 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 34 number.. 846 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 13 acres.. 324 422 bushels.. 20 099 19 334 Barley for grain..............farms.. 12 18 acres.. 437 482 bushels.. 32 294 30 189 Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 155 155 silage.......................farms.. 8 851 6 132 acres.. 17 205 16 518 tons, dry.. 12 7 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (D) acres.. 20 14 Land in orchards..............farms.. 42 36 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. .