1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 066 954 Land in farms ..................acres.. 713 534 720 153 Average size of farm .......acres.. 669 755 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 506 725 480 199 Average per acre .........dollars.. 872 676 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 071 73 288 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 138 95 10 to 49 acres ...................... 237 203 50 to 179 acres ..................... 272 235 180 to 499 acres .................... 178 199 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 123 127 Total cropland .................farms.. 839 762 acres.. 234 588 223 457 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 615 548 acres.. 139 459 133 136 Irrigated land .................farms.. 851 738 acres.. 243 205 213 363 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 100 622 85 035 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 392 89 135 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 273 40 244 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 349 44 791 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 235 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 124 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 131 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 173 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 88 $100,000 or more .................... 200 169 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 79 204 71 967 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 300 75 437 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 614 575 Other ............................... 452 379 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 566 495 200 days or more ................... 347 289 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 695 635 number.. 119 001 98 756 Beef cows ..................farms.. 582 528 number.. 49 138 41 915 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 43 number.. 4 460 4 518 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 702 634 number.. 72 139 58 248 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 54 number.. 343 1 143 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 43 number.. 358 3 157 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 79 96 number.. 6 204 13 033 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 47 49 number.. 729 1 111 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 140 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 62 70 acres.. 5 696 7 842 bushels.. 559 143 595 214 Barley for grain..............farms.. 86 123 acres.. 23 789 37 315 bushels.. 2 335 279 3 360 204 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 47 acres.. 2 150 6 448 bushels.. 271 283 613 123 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 561 465 acres.. 97 351 71 064 tons, dry.. 341 777 233 975 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 2 acres.. 279 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 10 18 @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.