1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LANE COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 104 1 969 Land in farms ..................acres.. 223 720 242 121 Average size of farm .......acres.. 106 123 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 335 645 258 863 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 428 2 051 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 309 35 757 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 493 476 10 to 49 acres ...................... 880 769 50 to 179 acres ..................... 476 447 180 to 499 acres .................... 166 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 752 1 618 acres.. 120 435 114 776 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 393 1 262 acres.. 83 275 73 344 Irrigated land .................farms.. 667 654 acres.. 23 427 24 728 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 170 70 225 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 430 35 665 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 202 37 808 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 968 32 417 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 901 882 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 390 355 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 302 261 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 215 199 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 63 $100,000 or more .................... 142 128 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 083 64 264 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 243 32 655 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 782 764 Other ............................... 1 322 1 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 357 1 220 200 days or more ................... 928 842 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 983 1 047 number.. 30 055 37 665 Beef cows ..................farms.. 791 829 number.. 12 973 13 777 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 59 number.. 2 551 2 977 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 876 926 number.. 22 828 23 761 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 107 number.. 695 1 338 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 83 82 number.. 1 418 2 262 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 217 221 number.. 18 620 25 524 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 189 198 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 22 number.. 3 829 797 4 212 147 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 62 acres.. 2 651 6 467 bushels.. 212 353 550 266 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 147 109 bushels.. 14 596 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 15 31 acres.. 372 1 744 bushels.. 28 023 117 666 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 802 731 acres.. 28 728 26 403 tons, dry.. 56 141 48 152 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 103 118 acres.. 5 446 7 379 Land in orchards..............farms.. 322 368 acres.. 4 996 4 921 @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.