1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARION COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 546 2 494 Land in farms ..................acres.. 306 083 302 462 Average size of farm .......acres.. 120 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 499 781 360 561 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 248 3 099 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 707 66 331 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 675 665 10 to 49 acres ...................... 981 966 50 to 179 acres ..................... 513 466 180 to 499 acres .................... 229 242 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 194 2 109 acres.. 251 315 242 561 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 882 1 813 acres.. 215 464 199 706 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 121 1 171 acres.. 92 148 96 883 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 438 369 313 155 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 179 125 563 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 366 424 250 967 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 71 945 62 189 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 828 865 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 311 306 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 254 247 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 268 252 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 217 178 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 162 153 $100,000 or more .................... 506 493 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 313 438 244 747 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 158 98 253 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 210 1 279 Other ............................... 1 336 1 215 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 455 1 367 200 days or more ................... 1 014 920 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 885 973 number.. 41 102 44 462 Beef cows ..................farms.. 614 619 number.. 6 538 7 074 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 100 number.. 12 777 14 861 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 767 853 number.. 21 963 20 873 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 85 107 number.. 4 932 10 625 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 84 102 number.. 8 400 17 465 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 232 267 number.. 8 913 12 412 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 143 156 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 10 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 178 291 acres.. 10 341 20 775 bushels.. 866 326 1 745 381 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 14 acres.. 134 277 bushels.. 5 624 12 242 Oats for grain................farms.. 67 102 acres.. 2 582 3 091 bushels.. 253 265 244 570 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 594 625 acres.. 16 985 24 658 tons, dry.. 42 563 62 253 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 292 304 acres.. 37 413 40 037 Land in orchards..............farms.. 404 452 acres.. 10 640 9 479 @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.