1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 067 1 162 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 263 122 214 Average size of farm .......acres.. 105 105 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 237 409 191 319 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 278 1 705 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 339 20 618 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 83 100 10 to 49 acres ...................... 423 457 50 to 179 acres ..................... 375 403 180 to 499 acres .................... 154 173 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 887 985 acres.. 60 223 67 373 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 617 734 acres.. 29 440 35 636 Irrigated land .................farms.. 140 141 acres.. 7 789 7 242 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 676 49 562 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 803 42 653 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 084 5 064 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 592 44 499 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 429 504 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 188 204 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 171 173 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 26 $100,000 or more .................... 98 102 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 937 42 471 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 613 36 550 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 067 1 162 $1,000.. 8 569 7 603 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 031 6 543 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 495 494 Other ............................... 572 668 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 569 659 200 days or more ................... 410 470 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 788 868 number.. 39 990 42 098 Beef cows ..................farms.. 573 647 number.. 8 330 8 762 Milk cows ..................farms.. 100 131 number.. 11 740 11 901 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 701 815 number.. 21 326 21 795 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 58 number.. 1 572 620 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 49 number.. 1 815 1 412 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 66 78 number.. 2 515 2 858 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 76 86 number.. 251 646 240 356 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 20 22 number.. 9 284 738 5 431 889 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 29 acres.. 776 865 bushels.. 37 715 61 288 Barley for grain..............farms.. 22 25 acres.. 725 951 bushels.. 35 960 58 461 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 548 649 silage.......................farms.. 24 073 28 120 acres.. 47 307 56 171 tons, dry.. 40 44 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 489 5 076 acres.. 37 32 Land in orchards..............farms.. 144 111 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. .