1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 306 283 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 935 34 292 Average size of farm .......acres.. 104 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 833 202 434 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 285 1 842 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 149 20 689 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 219 208 acres.. 9 909 11 172 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 144 130 acres.. 3 140 3 626 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 63 acres.. 534 948 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 127 5 779 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 488 20 421 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 551 3 700 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 577 2 079 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 122 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 16 $100,000 or more .................... 6 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 981 5 612 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 011 19 901 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 129 125 Other ............................... 177 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 188 184 200 days or more ................... 116 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 192 202 number.. 5 374 7 313 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 185 number.. 2 934 3 615 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 16 number.. 21 138 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 181 179 number.. 2 646 3 345 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 12 number.. 26 80 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 11 number.. 20 58 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 49 number.. 1 898 3 162 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 26 number.. 420 450 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 91 82 acres.. 2 954 3 224 tons, dry.. 8 959 3 959 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 7 acres.. 13 8 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 15 acres.. 26 131 @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.