1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 488 1 441 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 345 097 1 466 580 Average size of farm .......acres.. 904 1 018 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 611 467 490 907 Average per acre .........dollars.. 759 483 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 026 76 374 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 340 330 10 to 49 acres ...................... 383 398 50 to 179 acres ..................... 213 199 180 to 499 acres .................... 139 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 299 300 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 211 1 190 acres.. 706 872 708 209 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 916 935 acres.. 404 545 381 564 Irrigated land .................farms.. 940 919 acres.. 128 658 116 001 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 249 201 186 690 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 474 129 556 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 189 802 129 437 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 399 57 253 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 446 343 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 160 187 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 174 176 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 165 193 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 111 $100,000 or more .................... 330 307 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 176 914 158 390 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 735 109 917 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 770 805 Other ............................... 718 636 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 795 777 200 days or more ................... 544 489 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 707 675 number.. 91 540 76 730 Beef cows ..................farms.. 564 508 number.. 31 487 31 998 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 53 number.. 79 436 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 661 653 number.. 90 820 65 988 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 47 number.. 1 411 1 246 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 48 number.. 1 467 1 833 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 84 112 number.. 13 643 29 233 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 53 69 number.. 983 1 327 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 0 number.. 321 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 343 397 acres.. 263 624 268 523 bushels.. 17 475 659 13 626 966 Barley for grain..............farms.. 98 130 acres.. 16 354 12 134 bushels.. 1 058 803 552 070 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 5 acres.. 108 111 bushels.. 12 417 11 315 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 422 366 acres.. 33 080 26 724 tons, dry.. 163 698 110 734 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 119 116 acres.. 39 656 33 744 Land in orchards..............farms.. 184 221 acres.. 4 840 5 079 @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.