1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 616 607 Land in farms ..................acres.. 34 565 31 249 Average size of farm .......acres.. 56 51 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 482 181 973 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 177 4 141 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 567 24 483 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 184 191 10 to 49 acres ...................... 272 268 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 504 498 acres.. 17 217 16 257 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 387 376 acres.. 9 293 8 920 Irrigated land .................farms.. 456 423 acres.. 12 080 10 767 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 204 12 300 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 305 20 264 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 744 3 796 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 460 8 504 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 292 329 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 113 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 9 $100,000 or more .................... 19 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 815 12 134 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 464 19 990 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 288 303 Other ............................... 328 304 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 331 316 200 days or more ................... 207 182 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 292 299 number.. 9 081 10 274 Beef cows ..................farms.. 218 209 number.. 2 787 2 051 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 28 number.. 1 992 2 598 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 276 number.. 3 903 4 876 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 64 number.. 1 187 1 239 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 62 number.. 1 377 2 157 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 49 number.. 842 837 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 80 80 number.. 3 717 1 732 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 18 (D) bushels.. 645 3 258 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 277 bushels.. (D) 16 283 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 1 acres.. 78 (D) bushels.. 5 615 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 272 281 acres.. 7 237 7 224 tons, dry.. 15 091 18 604 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 43 27 acres.. 132 68 Land in orchards..............farms.. 70 66 acres.. 1 217 1 062 @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.