1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KLICKITAT COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 508 545 Land in farms ..................acres.. 689 639 698 453 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 358 1 282 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 566 009 416 885 Average per acre .........dollars.. 397 331 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 478 36 047 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 131 50 to 179 acres ..................... 86 89 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 115 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 124 129 Total cropland .................farms.. 434 479 acres.. 201 310 210 931 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 356 420 acres.. 91 904 101 543 Irrigated land .................farms.. 164 217 acres.. 29 739 23 744 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 000 29 668 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 930 54 437 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 672 18 836 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 329 10 832 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 157 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 52 $100,000 or more .................... 64 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 034 24 959 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 211 45 712 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 507 546 $1,000.. 3 701 4 111 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 301 7 530 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 307 299 Other ............................... 201 246 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 245 306 200 days or more ................... 144 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 286 310 number.. 32 125 30 857 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 246 number.. 14 149 14 272 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 40 number.. 1 029 1 003 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 277 290 number.. 15 878 18 438 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 27 number.. 573 516 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 26 number.. 1 820 2 008 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 42 number.. 3 099 2 575 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 66 number.. 734 1 135 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 475 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 300 bushels.. (D) 49 951 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 119 136 acres.. 41 983 45 329 bushels.. 1 327 552 1 721 592 Barley for grain..............farms.. 45 85 acres.. 5 113 12 679 bushels.. 173 104 549 650 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 245 299 silage.......................farms.. 38 700 37 377 acres.. 51 450 60 604 tons, dry.. 13 12 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 143 1 295 acres.. 63 72 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 282 2 924 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. .