1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASCO COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 470 456 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 135 198 1 152 965 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 415 2 528 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 825 304 971 253 Average per acre .........dollars.. 353 355 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 800 67 850 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 131 124 Total cropland .................farms.. 395 409 acres.. 213 623 236 435 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 311 334 acres.. 85 345 96 959 Irrigated land .................farms.. 260 277 acres.. 27 154 24 311 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 987 48 743 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 249 106 891 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 194 39 445 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 793 9 298 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 47 $100,000 or more .................... 128 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 762 35 721 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 983 78 335 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 262 264 Other ............................... 208 192 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 258 250 200 days or more ................... 153 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 220 230 number.. 35 009 32 567 Beef cows ..................farms.. 200 202 number.. (D) 16 979 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 13 number.. (D) 25 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 216 227 number.. 19 022 17 009 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 26 number.. (D) 1 601 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 26 number.. (D) 2 630 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 23 number.. 417 611 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 32 number.. (D) 827 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 78 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 103 109 acres.. 63 369 75 331 bushels.. 2 908 912 3 244 203 Barley for grain..............farms.. 19 33 acres.. 2 413 3 668 bushels.. 126 504 163 674 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 173 bushels.. 0 8 602 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 152 162 acres.. 10 684 10 530 tons, dry.. 32 579 25 493 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 4 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 115 125 acres.. 8 375 7 166 @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.