1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BAKER COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 704 593 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 007 737 818 736 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 431 1 381 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 726 624 509 924 Average per acre .........dollars.. 504 381 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 096 57 124 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 126 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 163 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 99 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 181 153 Total cropland .................farms.. 584 490 acres.. 160 729 143 418 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 478 382 acres.. 85 628 67 541 Irrigated land .................farms.. 586 462 acres.. 143 226 107 978 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 876 39 033 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 528 65 823 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 619 5 664 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 257 33 370 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 72 $100,000 or more .................... 124 108 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 254 33 083 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 338 55 789 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 441 360 Other ............................... 263 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 352 295 200 days or more ................... 193 164 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 536 463 number.. 118 687 93 418 Beef cows ..................farms.. 439 371 number.. 58 779 45 257 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 59 number.. 1 435 2 044 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 528 466 number.. 70 667 56 927 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 28 number.. 119 372 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 13 number.. 65 369 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 69 71 number.. 5 468 4 872 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 29 number.. 638 555 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 42 39 acres.. 6 294 4 734 bushels.. 469 717 340 989 Barley for grain..............farms.. 44 41 acres.. 1 953 2 295 bushels.. 147 275 137 220 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 4 acres.. 269 103 bushels.. 21 545 7 779 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 451 361 acres.. 73 694 59 498 tons, dry.. 205 219 138 898 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 1 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 15 acres.. 77 58 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.