1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 459 459 Land in farms ..................acres.. 620 886 694 304 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 353 1 513 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 625 472 478 391 Average per acre .........dollars.. 537 350 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 600 46 401 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 121 118 Total cropland .................farms.. 349 364 acres.. 108 608 101 251 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 268 267 acres.. 55 898 53 711 Irrigated land .................farms.. 290 312 acres.. 49 421 45 205 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 436 28 679 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 774 62 481 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 753 7 760 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 683 20 919 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 55 $100,000 or more .................... 71 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 000 22 870 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 931 49 826 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 255 268 Other ............................... 204 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 260 238 200 days or more ................... 136 142 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 324 326 number.. 54 389 61 087 Beef cows ..................farms.. 285 290 number.. 30 064 30 892 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 27 number.. 58 70 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 322 317 number.. 34 044 35 355 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 26 number.. 612 1 076 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 18 number.. 1 247 1 385 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 65 78 number.. 4 001 3 646 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 19 number.. 558 396 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 80 75 acres.. 14 502 12 174 bushels.. 917 359 714 284 Barley for grain..............farms.. 62 77 acres.. 8 796 11 615 bushels.. 643 361 830 993 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 10 acres.. 560 190 bushels.. 44 573 14 550 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 239 232 acres.. 31 646 30 026 tons, dry.. 103 603 84 233 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 68 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 13 14 @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.