Land Use in the Pacific Northwest Source: Table 6-5 Atlas of the Pacific Northwest, 9th Edition.
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Land Use in the Pacific Northwest
0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0%
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
PNWDeveloped
Forest + Park
Rangeland
Cropland, Irrigated,Pasture
Source: Table 6-5 Atlas of the Pacific Northwest, 9th Edition
Agricultural Lands –Calculated from Table 6-5 & Table 9-2
Total Acres Agriculture % Agri. 1997 CensusNonfederal 83045000 49866900 60.0% 44459170Federal 88454600 30945800 35.0%Total 171499600 80812700 47.1%
2007 Censusof Agriculture42,848,819
2012 Censusof Agriculture42,809,794
Relatively Little Agricultural Land is Prime Quality Soil
20121.5%2.2%2.9%4.3%
2009
1.5%
2.2%
3.2%
4.3%
Agricultural Employment 1969-2013
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
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1970
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Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Agricultural Employment, Crops, 2012
Source: Washington State Employment Security Department
Agricultural and Food Products Employment Washington 2012
Annual Earnings 2012
Source - Washington State Employment Security Department
Farm Income 2013($ per worker)
Calculated from U.S. BEA REIS database
$0 $40,000 $80,000 $120,000 $160,000 $200,000
Washington
Grant
Okanogan
Whitman
Yakima
Farm Workers
Farm Proprietors
2012 Census of Agriculture Washington Oregon Idaho Market value of agricultural products sold ($ millions) Crops 1.32 1.24 0.82 Livestock, poultry 0.62 0.73 1.21 (Govt. Payments) 0.86 0.86 0.63 Grains 0.49 0.35 0.56 Vegetables, melons, potatoes & sweet potatoes 2.73 2.36 2.90 Fruits, tree nuts & berries 4.90 1.61 0.04 Nursery, Greenhouse, floriculture, & sod 0.99 4.21 0.19 Cut Christmas Trees 2.46 26.17 0.43 Other Crops 1.81 4.04 2.99 Poultry & Eggs 0.27 0.24 0.06 Cattle & Calves 0.56 0.95 1.20 Milk from cows 1.39 1.18 3.32 Hogs & pigs 0.01 0.01 0.03 Sheep, Goats, wool, mohair and milk 0.44 2.72 2.27 Horses, ponies, mules, burros & donkeys 0.56 0.78 0.80 Aquaculture 5.22 1.17 1.71 Other animals & animal products 0.56 1.57 1.38
Location Quotients
Benefit-Cost Analysis for Water Resource Projects
Competing projects ranked by B:C ratio
B:Cratio
projects
Budget
Benefit categories: (1) Hydropower (2) Irrigation(3) Navigation (4) Flood Control(5) Recreation
Costs: Physical Construction; land acquisition; environmental mitigation
Benefit-Cost Analysis for Water Projects: Issues & NEPA
Valuation issues: direct & indirect
tangible versus intangible
unanticipated consequences
discount rates, interest rates
NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) as an alternative decision system: Environmental Assessments; EIS process
Wheat Harvests
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/7
Mil
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ns
Northwest bushels
BC bushels
Alberta bushels
Montana bushels
Bushels Per AcreNW Alberta Montana
1879 18 No Data No Data1920 19 20 51950 29 18 161980 60 33 33
2006/2007 62 37 23
