1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 30 264 33 559 Land in farms ..................acres.. 15 726 007 16 115 568 Average size of farm .......acres.. 520 480 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 468 482 355 976 Average per acre .........dollars.. 892 739 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 053 45 905 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 408 6 040 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 115 11 362 50 to 179 acres ..................... 6 536 7 216 180 to 499 acres .................... 3 336 3 796 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 699 1 855 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 170 3 290 Total cropland .................farms.. 25 765 28 891 acres.. 7 999 419 8 168 454 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 21 282 24 027 acres.. 4 734 673 4 597 476 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 068 15 437 acres.. 1 641 437 1 518 684 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 821 222 2 919 634 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 263 87 000 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 451 605 1 688 656 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 369 617 1 230 978 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 8 980 10 599 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 489 4 166 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 078 3 507 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 3 327 3 684 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 305 2 668 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 426 2 995 $100,000 or more .................... 6 659 5 940 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 122 970 2 425 028 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 194 72 255 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 30 263 33 563 $1,000.. 689 113 478 484 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 771 14 256 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 16 491 17 654 Other ............................... 13 773 15 905 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 15 691 18 561 200 days or more ................... 10 441 12 330 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 13 484 15 434 number.. 1 270 275 1 304 673 Beef cows ..................farms.. 9 555 10 799 number.. 310 554 334 966 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 842 2 410 number.. 242 787 220 849 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 12 259 14 371 number.. 1 014 365 1 089 642 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 407 1 525 number.. 56 171 59 195 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 150 1 355 number.. 93 660 104 934 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 364 1 609 number.. 63 584 80 177 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 886 2 654 number.. 5 499 448 5 928 036 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 164 245 number.. 33 720 007 36 068 869 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 571 735 acres.. 94 619 91 470 bushels.. 16 854 783 15 956 710 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 032 5 562 acres.. 2 495 940 2 160 641 bushels.. 120 833 207 114 781 997 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 428 3 722 acres.. 422 447 609 133 bushels.. 19 565 135 31 889 132 Irish potatoes................farms.. 431 486 acres.. 129 110 110 157 cwt.. 62 345 425 54 358 456 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 10 396 12 435 silage.......................farms.. 740 586 772 618 acres.. 2 669 837 2 574 944 tons, dry.. 1 605 1 724 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 172 057 144 097 acres.. 6 220 6 839 Land in orchards..............farms.. 256 282 241 423 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. .