1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 313 338 Land in farms ..................acres.. 35 580 39 559 Average size of farm .......acres.. 114 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 386 574 354 124 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 082 2 990 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 000 60 231 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 214 247 acres.. 20 175 23 676 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 128 113 acres.. 7 605 6 348 Irrigated land .................farms.. 88 90 acres.. 5 995 6 536 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 504 63 663 Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 693 188 352 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 374 353 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 62 130 63 310 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 7 8 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 18 $100,000 or more .................... 137 165 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 827 52 244 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 803 154 569 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 200 256 Other ............................... 113 82 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 133 112 200 days or more ................... 68 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 257 299 number.. 40 588 44 265 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 96 number.. 1 322 1 023 Milk cows ..................farms.. 151 188 number.. 22 696 25 580 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 247 290 number.. 13 812 16 669 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 11 number.. 71 72 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 7 number.. 9 58 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 6 number.. 57 106 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 10 number.. 221 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 101 98 acres.. 7 896 6 471 tons, dry.. 22 923 17 351 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 1 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 1 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.