1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 399 345 Land in farms ..................acres.. 783 466 530 960 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 964 1 539 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 765 509 496 783 Average per acre .........dollars.. 384 341 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 019 83 460 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 344 312 acres.. 99 546 97 725 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 273 251 acres.. 51 407 43 566 Irrigated land .................farms.. 314 277 acres.. 52 289 42 120 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 152 42 456 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 150 123 061 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 030 28 318 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 122 14 138 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 34 $100,000 or more .................... 100 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 022 33 580 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 555 97 333 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 231 222 Other ............................... 168 123 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 212 159 200 days or more ................... 139 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 194 161 number.. 23 210 28 125 Beef cows ..................farms.. 161 135 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 189 145 number.. 12 390 21 742 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 18 number.. 292 238 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 11 number.. 244 161 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 37 number.. 6 856 10 578 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 14 number.. 184 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 101 88 acres.. 12 470 8 547 bushels.. 1 280 287 479 658 Barley for grain..............farms.. 10 9 acres.. 543 454 bushels.. 34 564 22 938 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 2 acres.. 509 (D) bushels.. 41 259 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 215 172 acres.. 17 394 13 424 tons, dry.. 69 235 39 139 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 26 16 acres.. 1 192 677 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 1 acres.. 4 (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.