1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BENTON COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 726 658 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 818 118 818 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 181 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 413 094 343 901 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 527 1 829 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 937 51 357 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 182 163 10 to 49 acres ...................... 293 263 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 121 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 610 555 acres.. 91 750 86 437 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 498 452 acres.. 71 114 68 494 Irrigated land .................farms.. 243 258 acres.. 20 274 19 467 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 202 37 272 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 697 56 644 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 311 28 921 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 891 8 351 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 320 285 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 113 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 27 $100,000 or more .................... 82 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 475 37 030 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 552 56 362 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 301 284 Other ............................... 425 374 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 454 408 200 days or more ................... 293 272 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 271 286 number.. 8 764 10 362 Beef cows ..................farms.. 200 223 number.. 2 876 3 513 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 18 number.. 2 103 2 087 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 250 256 number.. 6 094 5 387 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 46 number.. 881 524 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 39 number.. 2 244 1 513 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 103 102 number.. 3 378 6 216 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 56 61 number.. 2 873 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 58 acres.. 4 338 10 350 bushels.. 334 384 754 965 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 12 acres.. (D) 264 bushels.. (D) 14 749 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 22 acres.. 1 584 1 466 bushels.. 170 759 102 899 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 222 225 acres.. 8 157 10 833 tons, dry.. 18 005 23 555 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 58 61 acres.. 10 473 8 842 Land in orchards..............farms.. 120 117 acres.. 891 792 @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.