1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 155 155 Land in farms ..................acres.. 20 529 17 605 Average size of farm .......acres.. 132 114 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 464 395 357 692 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 913 2 556 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 439 15 464 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 132 139 acres.. 10 910 8 865 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 104 109 acres.. 4 057 3 557 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 20 acres.. 784 411 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 176 1 021 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 585 6 590 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 300 269 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 876 753 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 2 $100,000 or more .................... 1 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 616 1 299 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 497 8 326 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 154 156 $1,000.. (D) - 94 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 603 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 53 66 Other ............................... 102 89 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 102 95 200 days or more ................... 57 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 78 86 number.. 3 334 2 365 Beef cows ..................farms.. 64 71 number.. 1 780 1 173 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 12 number.. 19 38 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 64 72 number.. 1 218 1 359 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 10 number.. 75 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 10 number.. 70 164 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 49 number.. 1 365 2 032 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 35 number.. 780 1 048 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 64 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 6 acres.. 100 288 bushels.. 5 124 12 559 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 73 94 silage.......................farms.. 3 813 3 164 acres.. 6 853 5 825 tons, dry.. 8 8 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 12 acres.. 31 20 Land in orchards..............farms.. 110 84 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. .