1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINN COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 009 1 948 Land in farms ..................acres.. 393 393 380 464 Average size of farm .......acres.. 196 195 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 455 721 322 921 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 552 1 748 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 586 52 026 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 385 361 10 to 49 acres ...................... 768 733 50 to 179 acres ..................... 463 465 180 to 499 acres .................... 208 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 88 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 620 1 585 acres.. 304 964 297 200 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 225 1 195 acres.. 262 615 247 419 Irrigated land .................farms.. 499 521 acres.. 30 422 32 424 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 174 215 139 526 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 717 71 626 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 136 676 104 374 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 539 35 152 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 750 733 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 335 326 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 247 224 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 215 207 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 113 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 81 $100,000 or more .................... 286 264 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 126 891 110 082 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 130 56 539 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 906 877 Other ............................... 1 103 1 071 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 167 1 135 200 days or more ................... 800 761 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 140 1 155 number.. 38 124 34 070 Beef cows ..................farms.. 838 875 number.. 12 527 11 025 Milk cows ..................farms.. 58 81 number.. 5 036 6 757 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 034 1 011 number.. 23 361 17 689 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 102 number.. 3 298 2 741 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 83 101 number.. 4 123 4 663 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 292 352 number.. 63 786 68 286 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 149 188 number.. 3 139 4 770 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 12 number.. 3 417 133 2 977 787 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 72 142 acres.. 5 306 13 130 bushels.. 401 143 1 020 376 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 10 acres.. 0 291 bushels.. 0 12 099 Oats for grain................farms.. 33 48 acres.. 1 428 1 478 bushels.. 121 102 103 700 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 716 686 acres.. 39 364 25 231 tons, dry.. 108 099 54 318 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 67 84 acres.. 10 021 9 518 Land in orchards..............farms.. 150 145 acres.. 2 408 2 002 @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.