1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POLK COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 147 1 027 Land in farms ..................acres.. 171 423 167 880 Average size of farm .......acres.. 149 163 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 497 762 304 668 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 214 1 903 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 030 42 915 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 200 163 10 to 49 acres ...................... 488 410 50 to 179 acres ..................... 273 263 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 108 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 967 877 acres.. 128 150 118 207 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 792 679 acres.. 104 745 88 080 Irrigated land .................farms.. 213 232 acres.. 13 717 15 089 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 094 65 608 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 420 63 883 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 432 41 972 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 663 23 636 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 471 413 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 169 151 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 140 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 66 $100,000 or more .................... 132 115 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 511 55 736 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 323 54 323 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 500 483 Other ............................... 647 544 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 669 607 200 days or more ................... 459 390 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 507 496 number.. 18 660 17 952 Beef cows ..................farms.. 384 354 number.. 4 056 3 696 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 41 number.. 6 392 4 489 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 456 415 number.. 8 065 12 444 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 44 number.. 218 2 289 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 36 number.. 364 4 002 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 125 166 number.. 9 980 11 903 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 81 95 number.. 1 436 1 775 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 21 number.. 994 051 3 153 859 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 100 140 acres.. 9 741 18 473 bushels.. 708 725 1 326 524 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 11 acres.. 379 409 bushels.. 25 839 23 515 Oats for grain................farms.. 47 72 acres.. 2 273 3 648 bushels.. 232 866 234 026 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 396 359 acres.. 20 440 11 270 tons, dry.. 55 541 25 026 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 37 32 acres.. 2 574 2 737 Land in orchards..............farms.. 246 231 acres.. 6 342 6 410 @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.