1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UNION COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 832 751 Land in farms ..................acres.. 531 990 473 316 Average size of farm .......acres.. 639 630 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 470 924 317 302 Average per acre .........dollars.. 823 501 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 048 49 895 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 234 216 50 to 179 acres ..................... 166 154 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 121 96 Total cropland .................farms.. 698 640 acres.. 175 736 144 018 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 572 547 acres.. 107 311 89 011 Irrigated land .................farms.. 330 307 acres.. 62 231 49 052 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 731 46 422 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 369 61 814 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 746 19 879 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 984 26 543 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 269 267 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 114 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 37 $100,000 or more .................... 90 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 606 38 501 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 594 51 266 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 365 322 Other ............................... 467 429 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 504 460 200 days or more ................... 337 330 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 474 426 number.. 45 999 51 380 Beef cows ..................farms.. 403 360 number.. 25 124 20 149 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 21 number.. 310 36 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 449 405 number.. 27 184 47 842 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 37 number.. 438 4 600 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 39 number.. 414 6 296 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 50 number.. 2 196 1 949 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 48 57 number.. 1 033 1 349 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 155 184 acres.. 36 394 36 790 bushels.. 2 763 779 2 327 207 Barley for grain..............farms.. 97 109 acres.. 7 617 9 705 bushels.. 529 813 542 725 Oats for grain................farms.. 26 27 acres.. 1 220 549 bushels.. 91 106 36 509 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 473 439 acres.. 42 236 31 967 tons, dry.. 104 742 66 762 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 9 acres.. (D) 35 Land in orchards..............farms.. 49 49 acres.. 658 801 @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.