Washington

Animal husbandry

In 2003, Washington's farms and ranches had 1.13 million cattle and calves, valued at $957 million. During 2002, the state had approximately 24,000 hogs and pigs, valued at $2 million. The state produced 4.95 million lb (2.2 million kg) of sheep and lambs in 1997, which brought in $3.1 million in gross income.

Washington dairy farmers had 247,000 milk cows that produced 5.51 billion lb (2.5 billion kg) of milk in 2001. Poultry farmers sold 9.2 million lb (4.2 million kg) of chicken, and produced 1.34 billion eggs, valued at $62.4 million.