1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SKAGIT COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 754 806 Land in farms ..................acres.. 92 074 95 357 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 118 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 435 274 290 692 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 618 2 427 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 180 45 784 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 139 144 10 to 49 acres ...................... 271 304 50 to 179 acres ..................... 218 223 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 617 655 acres.. 72 576 73 548 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 513 499 acres.. 57 946 57 226 Irrigated land .................farms.. 149 145 acres.. 8 415 6 344 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 138 471 102 532 Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 648 127 211 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 849 47 672 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 74 621 54 860 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 225 261 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 133 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 28 $100,000 or more .................... 174 182 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 121 418 76 048 Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 818 94 352 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 755 806 $1,000.. 18 134 22 240 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 019 27 593 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 393 391 Other ............................... 361 415 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 382 458 200 days or more ................... 259 319 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 463 504 number.. 46 883 43 832 Beef cows ..................farms.. 254 284 number.. 4 464 3 499 Milk cows ..................farms.. 123 131 number.. 21 345 19 211 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 422 487 number.. 25 090 23 912 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 38 number.. 287 462 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 34 number.. 362 675 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 40 number.. 394 648 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 70 number.. (D) 772 761 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 84 acres.. 3 433 4 180 bushels.. 260 091 325 535 Barley for grain..............farms.. 34 56 acres.. 1 264 1 947 bushels.. 98 928 156 281 Irish potatoes................farms.. 16 18 acres.. 6 794 3 095 cwt.. 2 272 510 1 019 192 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 316 309 silage.......................farms.. 19 762 20 939 acres.. 64 399 61 606 tons, dry.. 117 127 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 056 19 219 acres.. 36 23 Land in orchards..............farms.. 207 154 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. .