1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KITSAP COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 366 404 Land in farms ..................acres.. 10 302 9 576 Average size of farm .......acres.. 28 24 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 131 148 751 Average per acre .........dollars.. 8 977 7 526 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 478 9 656 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 143 164 10 to 49 acres ...................... 184 193 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 43 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 4 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 242 274 acres.. 3 854 4 631 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 146 149 acres.. 1 300 1 603 Irrigated land .................farms.. 83 77 acres.. 409 576 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 580 5 687 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 908 14 076 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 093 538 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 488 5 149 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 234 263 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 5 $100,000 or more .................... 8 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 713 5 948 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 004 14 686 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 366 405 $1,000.. (D) - 394 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 974 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 128 131 Other ............................... 238 273 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 247 279 200 days or more ................... 175 190 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 165 196 number.. 1 956 1 875 Beef cows ..................farms.. 142 165 number.. 855 872 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 19 number.. 57 35 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 118 165 number.. 728 940 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 40 number.. 364 291 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 45 number.. 648 494 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 34 number.. 526 413 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 64 79 number.. 1 714 2 202 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 6 number.. 468 425 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 13 acres.. 0 23 bushels.. 0 1 241 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 72 68 silage.......................farms.. 1 124 1 368 acres.. 1 651 1 841 tons, dry.. 20 15 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 36 acres.. 37 36 Land in orchards..............farms.. 67 60 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. .