1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 908 1 823 Land in farms ..................acres.. 401 635 402 023 Average size of farm .......acres.. 211 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 323 720 268 486 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 814 1 153 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 571 24 697 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 283 227 10 to 49 acres ...................... 662 682 50 to 179 acres ..................... 488 449 180 to 499 acres .................... 302 289 500 to 999 acres .................... 99 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 85 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 492 1 432 acres.. 118 123 104 834 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 098 1 018 acres.. 41 700 36 889 Irrigated land .................farms.. 581 577 acres.. 16 546 12 746 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 338 31 232 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 521 17 132 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 815 5 766 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 523 25 466 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 769 831 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 370 338 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 254 209 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 276 236 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 62 $100,000 or more .................... 64 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 485 29 625 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 937 16 259 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 858 801 Other ............................... 1 050 1 022 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 114 1 065 200 days or more ................... 709 695 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 257 1 193 number.. 58 926 55 186 Beef cows ..................farms.. 991 937 number.. 25 734 21 867 Milk cows ..................farms.. 52 79 number.. 98 263 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 158 1 089 number.. 42 694 37 667 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 90 number.. 874 506 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 73 70 number.. 1 526 737 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 346 474 number.. 44 728 71 220 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 178 186 number.. 3 137 2 945 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 6 number.. 888 092 882 086 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 7 acres.. 123 1 168 bushels.. 5 274 64 663 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 58 bushels.. (D) 3 729 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 14 acres.. 64 685 bushels.. 5 909 46 228 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 847 808 acres.. 35 989 32 036 tons, dry.. 65 725 62 413 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 43 46 acres.. 647 539 Land in orchards..............farms.. 192 213 acres.. 1 494 2 013 @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.