1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MORROW COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 420 348 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 118 226 1 119 004 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 662 3 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 909 211 1 109 442 Average per acre .........dollars.. 338 337 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 036 166 261 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 188 165 Total cropland .................farms.. 341 288 acres.. 485 883 458 086 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 241 237 acres.. 242 840 220 149 Irrigated land .................farms.. 223 200 acres.. 95 143 101 506 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 141 531 94 132 Average per farm .........dollars.. 336 979 270 495 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 108 998 81 137 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 533 12 995 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 46 $100,000 or more .................... 133 122 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 112 702 82 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 268 339 238 230 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 249 251 Other ............................... 171 97 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 204 135 200 days or more ................... 127 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 220 214 number.. 50 282 35 228 Beef cows ..................farms.. 182 187 number.. 18 540 20 119 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 13 number.. 27 177 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 218 207 number.. 56 399 22 247 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 20 number.. 285 426 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 18 number.. 444 452 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 30 number.. 12 460 14 072 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 17 number.. 311 438 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 151 145 acres.. 167 070 148 381 bushels.. 9 096 202 5 620 603 Barley for grain..............farms.. 12 29 acres.. 2 688 3 027 bushels.. 155 234 89 427 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 109 120 acres.. 25 211 44 175 tons, dry.. 153 848 270 785 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 13 12 acres.. 6 080 6 699 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 5 acres.. (D) (D) @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.