1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 054 1 073 Land in farms ..................acres.. 546 303 525 783 Average size of farm .......acres.. 518 490 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 338 979 258 531 Average per acre .........dollars.. 611 517 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 657 26 193 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 236 234 50 to 179 acres ..................... 325 315 180 to 499 acres .................... 261 274 500 to 999 acres .................... 105 105 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 87 Total cropland .................farms.. 921 940 acres.. 124 452 131 700 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 760 803 acres.. 66 918 68 275 Irrigated land .................farms.. 216 238 acres.. 9 119 12 257 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 402 19 462 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 203 18 138 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 110 4 857 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 293 14 606 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 360 398 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 172 186 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 167 154 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 178 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 45 $100,000 or more .................... 55 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 033 18 271 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 007 17 028 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 054 1 073 $1,000.. 2 990 1 910 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 837 1 780 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 531 491 Other ............................... 523 582 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 580 653 200 days or more ................... 401 428 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 640 671 number.. 35 604 36 525 Beef cows ..................farms.. 474 481 number.. 13 752 13 738 Milk cows ..................farms.. 113 142 number.. 2 944 3 959 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 593 636 number.. 19 146 17 219 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 70 76 number.. 3 560 4 014 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 57 number.. 5 730 5 642 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 52 number.. 2 070 1 774 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 97 160 number.. 1 594 2 699 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 9 number.. 420 758 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 138 132 acres.. 13 276 10 346 bushels.. 700 437 490 928 Barley for grain..............farms.. 131 131 acres.. 9 210 7 045 bushels.. 435 205 328 286 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 193 290 cwt.. (D) 85 000 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 637 732 silage.......................farms.. 42 315 47 816 acres.. 73 571 83 289 tons, dry.. 20 9 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 7 acres.. 50 36 Land in orchards..............farms.. 263 233 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. .