Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Spokane 
Stevens 
Thurston 
Wahkiakum 
Walla Walla 
Whatcom 
Whitman 
Yakima 
Farms 
number 
2,501 
1,148 
1,336 
1,702 
1,195 
3,143 
Land in farms 
acres 
537,406 
527,123 
76,638 
115,831 
1,275,110 
1,780,498 
Average size of farm 
acres 
215 
459 
57 
88 
684 
68 
1,067 
566 
Median size of farm 
acres 
30 
60 
10 
49 
42 
16 
400 
16 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
611,087 
722,020 
498,438 
411,379 
1,426,922 
786,342 
1,490,631 
1,021,211 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,844 
1,572 
8,689 
4,692 
2,086 
11,554 
1,397 
1,803 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
181,650 
56,983 
54,065 
4,232 
165,623 
136,904 
255,945 
373,621 
Average per farm 
dollars 
72,631 
49,637 
40,468 
38,829 
175,634 
80,437 
214,180 
118,874 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
432 
96 
590 
13 
215 
578 
86 
1,168 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,061 
412 
470 
42 
285 
693 
171 
1,154 
50 to 1 79 acres 
537 
356 
195 
41 
136 
287 
165 
467 
1 80 to 499 acres 
240 
157 
54 
11 
81 
101 
230 
181 
500 to 999 acres 
105 
74 
18 
1 
46 
33 
168 
67 
1 ,000 acres or more 
126 
53 
9 
1 
180 
10 
375 
106 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,756 
805 
728 
79 
735 
1,229 
1,074 
2,223 
acres 
369,641 
88,785 
23,071 
2,701 
565,792 
78,744 
1,019,951 
306,851 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,402 
687 
647 
68 
532 
1,110 
709 
2,048 
acres 
289,301 
57,638 
18,357 
2,201 
280,934 
69,731 
659,460 
218,054 
Irrigated land 
farms 
494 
221 
331 
16 
494 
570 
55 
2,552 
acres 
10,286 
6,690 
5,309 
48 
91,108 
35,484 
4,293 
224,386 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
149,760 
36,346 
122,423 
3,487 
437,359 
357,312 
370,801 
1,645,510 
Average per farm 
dollars 
59,880 
31,660 
91,634 
31,993 
463,796 
209,937 
310,294 
523,548 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
132,862 
17,401 
48,843 
288 
(D) 
119,816 
352,378 
1,069,497 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
16,898 
18,945 
73,581 
3,199 
(D) 
237,496 
18,424 
576,013 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
1,242 
531 
746 
42 
408 
759 
497 
1,075 
$2,500 to $4,999 
338 
107 
153 
18 
76 
247 
54 
308 
$5,000 to $9,999 
280 
139 
177 
15 
61 
165 
40 
324 
$10,000 to $24,999 
210 
151 
117 
14 
95 
144 
35 
332 
$25,000 to $49,999 
117 
86 
44 
7 
42 
78 
35 
219 
$50,000 to $99,999 
82 
50 
30 
5 
39 
46 
51 
180 
$100,000 or more 
232 
84 
69 
8 
222 
263 
483 
705 
Government payments 
farms 
618 
145 
32 
13 
426 
299 
931 
360 
$1,000 
7,355 
926 
267 
92 
12,372 
3,425 
28,405 
5,804 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
803 
298 
294 
31 
381 
582 
663 
928 
$1,000 
1 1 ,422 
1,995 
4,511 
258 
15,621 
5,704 
10,365 
28,869 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
126,855 
33,240 
111,653 
3,016 
341,151 
314,860 
237,688 
1,358,478 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,722 
28,955 
83,572 
27,668 
361,772 
184,994 
198,902 
432,223 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
2,501 
1,148 
1,336 
109 
943 
1,702 
1,195 
3,143 
$1,000 
41,683 
6,026 
15,548 
822 
124,201 
51,582 
171,883 
321,705 
Average per farm 
dollars 
16,667 
5,250 
11,638 
7,539 
131,708 
30,306 
143,835 
102,356 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
1,039 
536 
410 
55 
456 
773 
711 
1,632 
Other 
number 
1,462 
612 
926 
54 
487 
929 
484 
1,511 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
1,662 
663 
934 
56 
580 
1,032 
550 
1,945 
200 days or more 
number 
1,064 
413 
566 
37 
351 
592 
339 
1,199 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
713 
473 
504 
65 
187 
688 
219 
978 
number 
19,218 
19,291 
16,631 
2,369 
57,400 
87,756 
20,212 
258,663 
Beef cows 
farms 
553 
382 
411 
57 
141 
451 
193 
675 
number 
9,286 
10,521 
5,269 
955 
2,842 
4,301 
10,931 
15,414 
Milk cows 
farms 
24 
33 
20 
10 
7 
120 
16 
97 
number 
918 
545 
5,274 
482 
7 
45,562 
337 
99,532 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
560 
374 
311 
48 
137 
520 
185 
689 
number 
10,616 
12,327 
10,007 
1,000 
(D) 
40,960 
15,715 
148,839 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
47 
42 
48 
- 
7 
56 
19 
65 
number 
371 
(D) 
644 
- 
68 
327 
4,681 
449 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
71 
43 
62 
8 
18 
95 
25 
78 
number 
575 
1,848 
831 
46 
103 
697 
6,122 
715 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
121 
74 
87 
10 
26 
87 
46 
139 
number 
2,522 
3,839 
1,797 
(D) 
569 
1,194 
2,464 
6,525 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
443 
244 
307 
27 
112 
340 
99 
353 
number 
7,964 
3,972 
1,402,243 
658 
2,259 
8,148 
1,368 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
29 
20 
33 
2 
8 
45 
5 
35 
number 
1,860 
1,066 
2,433 
(D) 
600 
804,022 
1,630 
2,276 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
37 
1 
1 
91 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
2,924 
(D) 
(D) 
14,303 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
547,670 
(D) 
(D) 
2,918,853 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4 
1 
4 
- 
- 
134 
138 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
15,304 
- 
31,879 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
339,373 
- 
889,519 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
276 
65 
- 
238 
15 
523 
77 
acres 
159,047 
9,348 
- 
- 
192,570 
1,183 
441,417 
16,337 
bushels 
9,860,319 
417,649 
- 
- 
15,461,867 
58,388 
32,943,471 
1,400,003 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
219 
52 
- 
- 
197 
15 
497 
46 
acres 
99,074 
7,380 
- 
- 
166,843 
(D) 
307,462 
9,359 
bushels 
6,622,418 
330,675 
- 
- 
13,891,655 
(D) 
25,067,031 
923,338 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
176 
20 
- 
- 
89 
1 
305 
45 
acres 
59,973 
1,968 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
133,955 
6,978 
bushels 
3,237,901 
86,974 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
7,876,440 
476,665 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Washington 235 
