1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 255 1 473 Land in farms ..................acres.. 74 153 81 783 Average size of farm .......acres.. 59 56 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 347 551 225 608 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 899 3 697 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 562 24 050 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 338 421 10 to 49 acres ...................... 597 664 50 to 179 acres ..................... 226 274 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 896 1 034 acres.. 48 653 52 186 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 583 650 acres.. 28 742 30 185 Irrigated land .................farms.. 193 169 acres.. 6 311 5 440 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 98 026 87 800 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 108 59 607 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 125 14 539 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 78 901 73 262 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 582 712 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 175 220 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 153 159 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 41 $100,000 or more .................... 159 169 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 87 647 72 264 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 782 49 093 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 256 1 472 $1,000.. 10 276 16 108 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 182 10 943 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 534 591 Other ............................... 721 882 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 740 938 200 days or more ................... 540 674 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 684 838 number.. 53 048 50 244 Beef cows ..................farms.. 449 545 number.. 5 143 5 034 Milk cows ..................farms.. 141 172 number.. 23 665 22 953 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 602 763 number.. 19 630 22 728 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 104 97 number.. 1 621 850 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 86 94 number.. 3 575 1 887 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 104 number.. 1 573 2 081 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 126 162 number.. 859 085 810 396 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 29 number.. 2 890 720 1 526 323 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 5 acres.. 221 118 bushels.. 15 030 5 900 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 26 acres.. 273 613 bushels.. 18 336 40 326 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 10 acres.. 131 314 bushels.. 8 151 20 319 Irish potatoes................farms.. 8 8 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 361 451 silage.......................farms.. 19 415 20 484 acres.. 61 702 56 703 tons, dry.. 81 74 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 029 3 870 acres.. 45 50 Land in orchards..............farms.. 90 107 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. .