1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 708 799 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 465 788 1 479 146 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 070 1 851 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 987 130 717 630 Average per acre .........dollars.. 503 372 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 963 106 045 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 106 136 1,000 acres or more ................. 446 494 Total cropland .................farms.. 653 752 acres.. 888 059 930 789 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 610 715 acres.. 469 660 480 823 Irrigated land .................farms.. 155 170 acres.. 55 679 53 816 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 664 64 459 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 345 80 675 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 951 53 108 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 713 11 351 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 133 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 134 198 $100,000 or more .................... 312 232 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 503 55 037 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 869 68 796 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 708 800 $1,000.. 20 400 8 576 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 813 10 721 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 584 689 Other ............................... 124 110 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 246 266 200 days or more ................... 111 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 281 330 number.. 34 610 40 024 Beef cows ..................farms.. 246 295 number.. 20 924 23 343 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 24 number.. 115 119 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 273 322 number.. 19 273 23 447 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 37 number.. 1 118 1 559 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 29 number.. 1 909 2 678 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 22 number.. 724 1 423 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 39 number.. 646 839 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 518 617 acres.. 360 331 316 350 bushels.. 17 092 595 14 984 692 Barley for grain..............farms.. 329 527 acres.. 86 309 129 675 bushels.. 3 577 753 6 319 462 Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 226 300 silage.......................farms.. 18 319 25 478 acres.. 38 963 53 620 tons, dry.. 2 4 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) 23 acres.. 7 4 Land in orchards..............farms.. 61 (D) 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. .