1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 758 740 Land in farms ..................acres.. 355 360 403 338 Average size of farm .......acres.. 469 545 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 461 523 403 481 Average per acre .........dollars.. 886 760 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 366 38 770 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 115 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 232 226 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 182 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 630 634 acres.. 94 715 99 877 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 480 517 acres.. 56 750 56 720 Irrigated land .................farms.. 624 612 acres.. 77 324 77 712 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 276 60 264 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 713 81 438 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 142 19 648 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 134 40 616 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 180 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 72 $100,000 or more .................... 115 108 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 630 51 830 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 881 70 041 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 759 740 $1,000.. 9 077 9 686 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 959 13 089 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 391 393 Other ............................... 367 347 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 423 427 200 days or more ................... 283 290 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 432 435 number.. 47 629 51 045 Beef cows ..................farms.. 328 329 number.. 18 805 18 486 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 38 number.. 1 998 1 104 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 421 431 number.. 47 659 58 463 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 29 number.. 740 1 391 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 21 number.. 1 038 1 889 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 66 number.. 4 940 5 135 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 47 number.. 681 786 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 72 55 acres.. 7 313 5 504 bushels.. 403 908 354 803 Barley for grain..............farms.. 33 29 acres.. 1 282 919 bushels.. 101 169 81 103 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 632 592 cwt.. 212 040 223 550 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 432 477 silage.......................farms.. 42 674 42 817 acres.. 185 805 168 501 tons, dry.. 41 56 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 331 4 328 acres.. 45 36 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 342 1 271 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. .