1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GILLIAM COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 166 143 Land in farms ..................acres.. 742 728 766 373 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 474 5 359 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 179 942 981 494 Average per acre .........dollars.. 265 173 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 802 118 834 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 0 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 9 9 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 4 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 114 108 Total cropland .................farms.. 144 127 acres.. 298 020 251 932 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 109 102 acres.. 117 737 100 729 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 26 acres.. 3 861 4 014 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 526 17 306 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 746 121 023 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 874 11 337 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 652 5 970 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 14 $100,000 or more .................... 67 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 334 14 708 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 134 102 851 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 126 114 Other ............................... 40 29 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 47 50 200 days or more ................... 24 20 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 85 84 number.. 19 774 17 804 Beef cows ..................farms.. 79 79 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 87 84 number.. 10 365 10 858 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 7 number.. 108 120 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 5 number.. (D) 86 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 89 81 acres.. 95 584 86 678 bushels.. 4 519 450 2 603 615 Barley for grain..............farms.. 36 45 acres.. 13 175 10 893 bushels.. 700 893 306 202 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 2 acres.. 4 557 (D) bushels.. 311 883 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 28 27 acres.. 3 826 2 800 tons, dry.. 10 735 8 596 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 (D) @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.