1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOOD RIVER COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 537 563 Land in farms ..................acres.. 28 362 27 201 Average size of farm .......acres.. 53 48 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 435 717 281 531 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 681 6 830 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 615 51 856 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 143 134 10 to 49 acres ...................... 218 263 50 to 179 acres ..................... 148 135 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 507 535 acres.. 20 889 20 277 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 472 496 acres.. 17 816 17 346 Irrigated land .................farms.. 496 533 acres.. 18 727 17 674 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 306 54 921 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 888 97 551 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 62 406 53 268 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 900 1 653 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 138 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 63 $100,000 or more .................... 170 157 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 384 41 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 376 73 555 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 305 304 Other ............................... 232 259 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 272 294 200 days or more ................... 163 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 115 112 number.. 2 232 2 411 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 81 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 107 117 number.. 1 284 1 175 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 10 number.. 89 89 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 12 number.. 176 233 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 16 number.. 110 220 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 21 number.. 304 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 3 acres.. (D) 333 bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 135 acres.. 1 595 2 021 tons, dry.. 4 444 5 410 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 12 acres.. (D) 39 Land in orchards..............farms.. 347 365 acres.. 15 553 14 696 @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.