1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRANT COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 407 394 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 080 756 1 154 399 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 655 2 930 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 938 073 642 630 Average per acre .........dollars.. 339 216 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 749 39 587 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 158 164 Total cropland .................farms.. 315 300 acres.. 86 585 80 405 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 245 225 acres.. 43 037 35 522 Irrigated land .................farms.. 247 252 acres.. 47 939 38 538 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 093 18 150 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 998 46 066 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 471 2 385 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 622 15 765 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 49 $100,000 or more .................... 50 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 141 16 321 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 115 41 530 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 237 226 Other ............................... 170 168 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 201 200 days or more ................... 122 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 326 300 number.. 57 308 56 918 Beef cows ..................farms.. 294 262 number.. 35 164 31 292 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 29 number.. 37 51 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 317 306 number.. 31 450 29 081 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 23 number.. 207 308 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 19 number.. 423 449 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 50 number.. 615 1 288 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 41 number.. 1 096 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 4 acres.. 579 1 249 bushels.. 23 865 35 101 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 193 bushels.. (D) 7 379 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 236 211 acres.. 41 483 35 090 tons, dry.. 74 268 51 804 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 9 acres.. (D) 316 @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.