1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 3 745 3 155 Land in farms ..................acres.. 179 650 148 848 Average size of farm .......acres.. 48 47 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 366 977 233 136 Average per acre .........dollars.. 7 447 5 302 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 670 32 743 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 274 981 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 680 1 478 50 to 179 acres ..................... 614 531 180 to 499 acres .................... 141 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 3 115 2 610 acres.. 106 907 93 454 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 2 581 2 075 acres.. 76 453 59 481 Irrigated land .................farms.. 856 928 acres.. 24 248 23 982 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 276 251 151 211 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 765 47 927 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 216 678 108 660 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 573 42 551 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 504 1 416 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 625 503 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 441 388 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 440 343 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 256 173 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 165 106 $100,000 or more .................... 314 226 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 198 946 133 296 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 137 42 289 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 346 1 154 Other ............................... 2 399 2 001 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 2 442 2 078 200 days or more ................... 1 728 1 459 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 398 1 413 number.. 29 362 29 635 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 063 1 057 number.. 11 747 10 046 Milk cows ..................farms.. 57 96 number.. 2 765 3 614 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 260 1 201 number.. 15 564 13 872 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 164 183 number.. 4 293 4 752 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 150 164 number.. 8 209 10 547 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 293 314 number.. 7 373 10 575 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 255 257 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 41 48 number.. 3 483 377 4 428 187 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 47 86 acres.. 1 783 4 746 bushels.. 142 560 338 747 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 20 acres.. 259 227 bushels.. 10 346 11 831 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 71 acres.. 1 496 1 963 bushels.. 113 508 142 675 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 044 938 acres.. 20 756 20 407 tons, dry.. 49 995 42 678 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 98 129 acres.. 4 955 6 667 Land in orchards..............farms.. 308 374 acres.. 4 715 6 243 @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.