1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 205 227 Land in farms ..................acres.. 55 360 62 578 Average size of farm .......acres.. 270 276 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 353 172 987 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 013 818 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 920 17 274 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 182 203 acres.. 23 095 22 923 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 137 163 acres.. 12 384 14 200 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 43 acres.. 1 167 2 531 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 781 2 353 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 566 10 367 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 477 523 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 304 1 831 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 4 $100,000 or more .................... 5 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 526 1 713 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 323 7 548 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 205 227 $1,000.. (D) - 201 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 884 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 105 101 Other ............................... 100 126 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 114 134 200 days or more ................... 73 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 160 number.. 8 038 6 459 Beef cows ..................farms.. 121 130 number.. 3 851 3 238 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 22 number.. 258 272 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 125 144 number.. 3 891 3 174 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 21 number.. 76 242 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 17 number.. 504 467 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 10 number.. 140 201 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 21 number.. 696 322 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 41 188 bushels.. 1 415 8 398 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 4 (D) cwt.. 1 200 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 133 159 silage.......................farms.. 12 773 13 871 acres.. 13 918 17 596 tons, dry.. 2 0 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) 0 acres.. 1 3 Land in orchards..............farms.. (D) 5 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. .