1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 207 1 186 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 257 201 1 318 447 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 042 1 112 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 655 345 525 126 Average per acre .........dollars.. 587 460 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 558 82 359 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 109 99 10 to 49 acres ...................... 238 228 50 to 179 acres ..................... 344 340 180 to 499 acres .................... 244 233 500 to 999 acres .................... 104 109 1,000 acres or more ................. 168 177 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 086 1 080 acres.. 278 780 252 381 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 945 959 acres.. 208 244 164 821 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 078 1 047 acres.. 238 546 178 768 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 208 218 199 678 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 509 168 363 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 122 141 103 484 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 86 077 96 194 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 163 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 122 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 194 191 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 135 117 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 138 141 $100,000 or more .................... 344 336 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 160 351 144 771 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 961 121 963 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 803 854 Other ............................... 404 332 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 570 522 200 days or more ................... 314 304 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 733 660 number.. 181 478 181 478 Beef cows ..................farms.. 570 471 number.. 74 620 75 424 Milk cows ..................farms.. 96 135 number.. 5 389 6 640 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 725 639 number.. 134 650 134 925 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 51 number.. 333 1 625 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 45 number.. 501 3 203 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 86 80 number.. 10 029 12 739 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 51 61 number.. 766 1 208 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 380 367 acres.. 43 365 36 677 bushels.. 4 228 261 3 014 051 Barley for grain..............farms.. 127 164 acres.. 4 640 6 670 bushels.. 416 882 446 778 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 31 acres.. 433 486 bushels.. 44 128 39 376 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 709 694 acres.. 96 913 62 677 tons, dry.. 294 816 176 798 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 160 150 acres.. 14 131 11 659 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 16 acres.. 215 391 @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.