1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAKE COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 418 366 Land in farms ..................acres.. 736 694 833 025 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 762 2 276 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 774 536 730 199 Average per acre .........dollars.. 529 299 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 206 63 327 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 96 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 120 125 Total cropland .................farms.. 332 315 acres.. 187 179 166 095 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 267 210 acres.. 116 130 95 493 Irrigated land .................farms.. 301 244 acres.. 200 117 134 094 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 759 36 574 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 294 99 930 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 220 11 182 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 539 25 393 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 63 $100,000 or more .................... 106 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 260 28 475 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 392 77 800 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 257 251 Other ............................... 161 115 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 200 175 200 days or more ................... 124 88 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 299 264 number.. 89 855 87 219 Beef cows ..................farms.. 262 239 number.. 50 775 47 161 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 16 number.. 47 75 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 291 250 number.. 48 578 47 694 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 10 number.. 212 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 8 number.. 352 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 30 number.. 934 2 433 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 20 number.. (D) 376 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 5 acres.. 452 390 bushels.. 19 805 8 718 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 1 941 427 bushels.. 97 924 34 815 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 9 acres.. 1 002 1 750 bushels.. 79 893 173 777 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 264 204 acres.. 111 183 93 540 tons, dry.. 330 866 215 486 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 13 16 @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.