Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jefferson 
King 
Kitsap 
Kittitas 
Klickitat 
Lewis 
Lincoln 
Mason 
Farms 
number 
221 
1,837 
706 
1,006 
760 
1,647 
897 
377 
Land in farms 
acres 
15,556 
46,717 
10,070 
183,124 
551,097 
132,839 
1,114,940 
23,743 
Average size of farm 
acres 
70 
25 
14 
182 
725 
81 
1,243 
63 
Median size of farm 
acres 
33 
8 
6 
25 
72 
30 
464 
10 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
643,060 
545,036 
377,215 
804,841 
1,033,423 
507,676 
1,383,491 
522,431 
Average per acre 
dollars 
9,136 
21,432 
26,446 
4,421 
1,425 
6,294 
1,113 
8,295 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
8,155 
71,692 
19,069 
78,059 
63,535 
79,917 
156,074 
15,416 
Average per farm 
dollars 
36,901 
39,027 
27,010 
77,593 
83,599 
48,523 
173,996 
40,892 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
51 
975 
439 
204 
66 
303 
23 
159 
1 0 to 49 acres 
92 
688 
231 
464 
272 
748 
127 
157 
50 to 1 79 acres 
50 
125 
34 
170 
153 
424 
174 
45 
180 to 499 acres 
26 
42 
1 
101 
96 
137 
137 
9 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
6 
1 
37 
66 
23 
111 
4 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
1 
- 
30 
107 
12 
325 
3 
Total cropland 
farms 
147 
972 
358 
615 
537 
1,067 
770 
180 
acres 
4,173 
19,654 
2,527 
68,314 
192,258 
54,331 
808,471 
4,754 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
122 
851 
327 
525 
365 
965 
461 
156 
acres 
2,903 
13,340 
1,913 
51,234 
80,898 
45,858 
383,304 
3,847 
Irrigated land 
farms 
65 
482 
248 
741 
259 
240 
131 
75 
acres 
1,179 
4,122 
495 
66,908 
21,748 
8,235 
34,655 
777 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
7,657 
120,749 
5,304 
68,911 
72,387 
132,328 
183,244 
40,809 
Average per farm 
dollars 
34,648 
65,732 
7,513 
68,500 
95,247 
80,345 
204,286 
108,247 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,740 
44,012 
3,714 
47,157 
58,114 
29,075 
173,610 
2,513 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
5,917 
76,737 
1,590 
21,754 
14,274 
103,253 
9,634 
38,296 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
84 
977 
410 
420 
364 
834 
425 
198 
$2,500 to $4,999 
26 
248 
114 
124 
59 
237 
27 
47 
$5,000 to $9,999 
38 
194 
81 
105 
97 
181 
28 
39 
$10,000 to $24,999 
36 
195 
54 
119 
72 
167 
42 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
93 
26 
76 
47 
71 
28 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6 
46 
11 
39 
34 
53 
44 
10 
$100,000 or more 
16 
84 
10 
123 
87 
104 
303 
33 
Government payments 
farms 
20 
74 
18 
104 
287 
112 
696 
8 
$1,000 
94 
791 
30 
875 
4,275 
879 
20,307 
57 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
50 
514 
153 
343 
290 
372 
509 
66 
$1,000 
764 
13,095 
1,943 
2,760 
8,132 
9,686 
13,439 
1,212 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
8,761 
125,807 
12,077 
67,406 
68,069 
116,098 
128,006 
34,240 
Average per farm 
dollars 
39,644 
68,485 
17,107 
67,004 
89,564 
70,491 
142,704 
90,823 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
221 
1,837 
706 
1,006 
760 
1,647 
897 
377 
$1,000 
-246 
8,829 
-4,800 
5,140 
16,726 
26,795 
88,984 
7,838 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,114 
4,806 
-6,799 
5,110 
22,008 
16,269 
99,202 
20,790 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
109 
814 
315 
492 
393 
676 
487 
153 
Other 
number 
112 
1,023 
391 
514 
367 
971 
410 
224 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
119 
1,225 
410 
663 
400 
1,046 
486 
220 
200 days or more 
number 
69 
761 
299 
492 
231 
560 
341 
132 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
87 
513 
176 
362 
247 
814 
182 
90 
number 
2,415 
22,274 
1,323 
21,126 
18,733 
26,669 
14,933 
2,218 
Beef cows 
farms 
70 
384 
137 
289 
198 
680 
159 
65 
number 
976 
3,247 
575 
(□) 
10,903 
8,065 
(D) 
791 
Milk cows 
farms 
9 
46 
11 
5 
13 
56 
2 
11 
number 
160 
8,048 
56 
(D) 
925 
6,215 
(D) 
21 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
67 
320 
97 
273 
203 
574 
151 
48 
number 
1,216 
7,817 
539 
18,372 
10,246 
11,799 
10,247 
1,043 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
5 
41 
34 
34 
21 
47 
10 
17 
number 
55 
658 
281 
355 
111 
(D) 
442 
62 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
9 
70 
45 
43 
40 
72 
8 
17 
number 
76 
837 
381 
934 
390 
(D) 
557 
108 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
24 
107 
72 
53 
49 
114 
46 
37 
number 
363 
1,571 
591 
1,765 
1,462 
1,784 
1,131 
315 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
39 
439 
269 
142 
108 
334 
54 
96 
number 
2,229 
9,778 
5,175 
2,533 
2,747 
11,740 
1,007 
2,326 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
7 
35 
19 
8 
11 
60 
4 
5 
number 
2,826 
3,051 
2,838 
(D) 
1,755 
23,080,000 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
21 
- 
3 
1 
8 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
1,945 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
915 
(D) 
- 
tons 
- 
40,719 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
16,855 
(D) 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
28 
78 
20 
327 
- 
acres 
- 
3 
- 
3,299 
38,349 
1,864 
326,071 
- 
bushels 
- 
234 
- 
216,535 
1,214,327 
142,336 
19,744,297 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
9 
65 
12 
303 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
593 
20,250 
1,263 
226,703 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
42,628 
750,906 
87,891 
15,097,187 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
22 
34 
10 
181 
- 
acres 
- 
3 
- 
2,706 
18,099 
601 
99,368 
- 
bushels 
- 
234 
- 
173,907 
463,421 
54,445 
4,647,110 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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