1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 577 602 Land in farms ..................acres.. 34 479 31 294 Average size of farm .......acres.. 60 52 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 373 916 252 843 Average per acre .........dollars.. 7 030 4 227 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 952 37 288 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 247 257 10 to 49 acres ...................... 227 241 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 498 522 acres.. 19 104 19 684 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 434 451 acres.. 14 972 14 642 Irrigated land .................farms.. 183 244 acres.. 7 701 6 373 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 326 38 667 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 621 64 231 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 763 37 006 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 563 1 661 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 222 238 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 28 $100,000 or more .................... 59 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 365 28 502 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 693 47 267 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 203 222 Other ............................... 374 380 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 369 382 200 days or more ................... 242 263 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 189 number.. 6 320 4 182 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 145 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 161 159 number.. 2 323 2 081 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 22 number.. 68 212 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 19 number.. 224 350 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 42 number.. 496 836 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 55 number.. 1 065 1 001 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 6 number.. 137 595 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 10 acres.. 1 688 1 758 bushels.. 131 544 162 885 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 9 acres.. 220 817 bushels.. 15 820 55 593 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 60 (D) bushels.. 3 880 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 147 134 acres.. 3 082 3 459 tons, dry.. 6 541 6 673 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 40 63 acres.. 4 739 3 549 Land in orchards..............farms.. 60 73 acres.. 169 253 @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.