1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHERMAN COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 168 179 Land in farms ..................acres.. 425 036 487 534 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 530 2 724 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 851 876 779 164 Average per acre .........dollars.. 326 283 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 404 115 372 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 14 7 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 110 124 Total cropland .................farms.. 145 164 acres.. 277 550 314 217 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 118 147 acres.. 122 175 127 018 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 24 acres.. 1 911 4 087 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 937 20 585 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 484 115 000 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 830 15 658 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 107 4 927 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 26 $100,000 or more .................... 75 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 811 15 321 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 064 85 590 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 124 145 Other ............................... 44 34 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 55 54 200 days or more ................... 30 21 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 75 83 number.. 7 355 9 105 Beef cows ..................farms.. 71 78 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 75 80 number.. 3 941 4 265 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 7 number.. 111 378 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 10 number.. 187 388 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 111 70 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 109 128 acres.. 99 837 103 555 bushels.. 4 801 754 3 580 569 Barley for grain..............farms.. 72 97 acres.. 21 402 21 227 bushels.. 1 097 033 885 767 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 165 341 bushels.. 14 866 19 216 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 9 20 acres.. 339 1 962 tons, dry.. 1 304 5 942 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. 24 22 @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.