1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 504 442 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 358 883 1 457 339 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 696 3 297 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 795 492 856 347 Average per acre .........dollars.. 294 253 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 732 59 028 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 215 197 Total cropland .................farms.. 425 362 acres.. 214 973 165 752 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 348 277 acres.. 134 665 80 408 Irrigated land .................farms.. 322 285 acres.. 152 370 92 650 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 883 35 402 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 150 80 095 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 497 4 226 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 387 31 176 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 61 $100,000 or more .................... 105 99 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 624 30 894 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 715 69 897 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 323 273 Other ............................... 181 169 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 255 240 200 days or more ................... 144 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 397 351 number.. 133 865 99 310 Beef cows ..................farms.. 363 319 number.. 81 239 60 422 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 32 number.. 87 80 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 388 340 number.. 71 598 62 612 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 16 number.. 83 145 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 11 number.. 82 140 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 58 37 number.. 9 019 6 829 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 42 number.. 660 686 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 290 bushels.. 0 8 450 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 33 acres.. 674 343 bushels.. 26 997 19 027 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 6 acres.. 314 359 bushels.. 19 915 40 835 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 347 276 acres.. 133 916 81 405 tons, dry.. 277 322 153 708 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 0 acres.. 5 0 @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.