Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Cowlitz 
Douglas 
Ferry 
Franklin 
Garfield 
Grant 
Grays Harbor 
Island 
Farms 
number 
492 
849 
255 
883 
211 
1,552 
557 
377 
Land in farms 
acres 
39,009 
814,109 
792,250 
625,047 
308,486 
963,784 
119,440 
15,249 
Average size of farm 
acres 
79 
959 
3,107 
708 
1,462 
621 
214 
40 
Median size of farm 
acres 
15 
83 
103 
155 
500 
134 
31 
16 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
689,236 
976,847 
1,320,859 
2,071,814 
1,384,442 
2,128,600 
450,821 
575,839 
Average per acre 
dollars 
8,693 
1,019 
425 
2,927 
947 
3,428 
2,102 
14,236 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
33,227 
110,864 
14,147 
266,947 
32,299 
451,764 
37,082 
15,499 
Average per farm 
dollars 
67,534 
130,582 
55,478 
302,318 
153,078 
291,085 
66,574 
41,111 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
166 
142 
17 
210 
12 
189 
132 
122 
1 0 to 49 acres 
190 
223 
54 
121 
21 
295 
224 
182 
50 to 179 acres 
81 
167 
94 
137 
41 
405 
136 
56 
1 80 to 499 acres 
41 
97 
49 
175 
29 
261 
39 
14 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
39 
13 
111 
35 
176 
16 
3 
1 ,000 acres or more 
11 
181 
28 
129 
73 
226 
10 
" 
Total cropland 
farms 
243 
768 
170 
715 
188 
1,272 
329 
231 
acres 
18,633 
545,449 
19,413 
452,174 
187,523 
720,023 
22,786 
7,422 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
221 
545 
145 
563 
113 
1,047 
293 
219 
acres 
17,462 
191,252 
8,895 
261,364 
90,550 
525,432 
20,461 
6,454 
Irrigated land 
farms 
99 
408 
76 
637 
21 
1,172 
120 
99 
acres 
7,556 
18,311 
2,823 
207,151 
795 
428,200 
8,635 
1,586 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
28,773 
199,041 
5,331 
740,014 
48,208 
1,762,295 
31,353 
11,467 
Average per farm 
dollars 
58,481 
234,442 
20,905 
838,068 
228,475 
1,135,499 
56,289 
30,416 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
195,912 
2,880 
503,196 
44,328 
1,333,149 
16,697 
3,281 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(D) 
3,129 
2,451 
236,818 
3,880 
429,145 
14,656 
8,185 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
286 
309 
117 
258 
90 
425 
295 
201 
$2,500 to $4,999 
55 
46 
32 
30 
5 
82 
73 
45 
$5,000 to $9,999 
55 
25 
34 
60 
9 
68 
63 
40 
$10,000 to $24,999 
36 
45 
37 
41 
12 
91 
57 
57 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
70 
14 
48 
11 
79 
16 
15 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7 
51 
2 
38 
6 
76 
15 
6 
$100,000 or more 
34 
303 
19 
408 
78 
731 
38 
13 
Government payments 
farms 
8 
412 
34 
342 
170 
598 
30 
16 
$1,000 
44 
12,940 
159 
8,142 
4,878 
1 1 ,429 
186 
56 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
113 
388 
72 
389 
123 
702 
135 
139 
$1,000 
659 
6,937 
959 
31,079 
3,490 
40,048 
3,309 
1,008 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
31,573 
181,943 
5,897 
657,161 
38,879 
1,546,504 
33,561 
13,813 
Average per farm 
dollars 
64,173 
214,303 
23,124 
744,237 
184,261 
996,459 
60,253 
36,638 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
492 
849 
255 
883 
211 
1,552 
557 
377 
$1,000 
-2,098 
36,975 
553 
122,074 
17,698 
267,268 
1,287 
-1,282 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-4,264 
43,551 
2,167 
138,249 
83,875 
172,209 
2,311 
-3,401 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
230 
475 
133 
554 
120 
1,034 
249 
176 
Other 
number 
262 
374 
122 
329 
91 
518 
308 
201 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
253 
482 
144 
467 
89 
723 
335 
226 
200 days or more 
number 
166 
329 
85 
259 
49 
518 
216 
124 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
211 
79 
104 
193 
60 
375 
243 
130 
number 
3,651 
7,496 
4,344 
93,038 
8,050 
159,552 
5,958 
6,032 
Beef cows 
farms 
170 
62 
94 
131 
59 
276 
211 
110 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
9,494 
(□) 
13,697 
2,087 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
2 
1 
16 
26 
13 
5 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
24,504 
- 
28,103 
1,182 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
134 
62 
75 
158 
49 
280 
162 
83 
number 
1,384 
3,835 
2,143 
65,610 
4,077 
194,896 
2,212 
2,778 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
10 
5 
6 
17 
1 
27 
19 
8 
number 
51 
10 
26 
151 
(□) 
120 
250 
92 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
14 
14 
9 
21 
32 
29 
21 
number 
94 
72 
312 
506 
- 
224 
396 
121 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
23 
9 
27 
11 
6 
49 
18 
38 
number 
518 
82 
320 
306 
1,014 
880 
136 
655 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
95 
31 
58 
58 
11 
101 
123 
95 
number 
1,924 
421 
1,050 
(D) 
721 
(D) 
2,013 
2,822 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
6 
- 
8 
3 
- 
7 
10 
10 
number 
1,782,920 
" 
373 
86 
- 
128 
959 
431 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
3 
1 
131 
- 
212 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
275 
(D) 
20,400 
- 
46,337 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
42,078 
(D) 
4,592,711 
- 
9,516,688 
- 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
8 
1 
32 
- 
49 
8 
3 
acres 
601 
(D) 
- 
9,020 
- 
13,130 
730 
408 
tons 
13,840 
(D) 
- 
228,568 
- 
357,943 
18,230 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
15 
159 
8 
161 
94 
281 
13 
1 
acres 
1,248 
163,595 
502 
73,387 
82,649 
150,364 
2,281 
(D) 
bushels 
105,716 
7,043,342 
24,903 
4,548,014 
5,320,258 
10,736,634 
217,627 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
148 
1 
121 
90 
186 
13 
1 
acres 
- 
149,939 
(D) 
61,713 
54,730 
110,323 
(□) 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
6,503,843 
(D) 
3,601,962 
3,943,017 
7,329,724 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
15 
42 
7 
62 
61 
141 
1 
acres 
1,248 
13,656 
(D) 
11,674 
27,919 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
105,716 
539,499 
(D) 
946,052 
1,377,241 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
-continued 
232 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
