1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 681 1 627 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 887 139 820 Average size of farm .......acres.. 78 86 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 457 895 388 474 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 045 4 606 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 025 41 159 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 547 493 10 to 49 acres ...................... 671 667 50 to 179 acres ..................... 302 303 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 508 1 448 acres.. 99 959 104 793 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 351 1 268 acres.. 83 967 84 825 Irrigated land .................farms.. 551 581 acres.. 25 658 22 964 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 186 045 127 539 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 675 78 389 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 168 554 111 709 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 491 15 830 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 662 674 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 206 220 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 188 187 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 213 185 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 129 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 81 $100,000 or more .................... 213 182 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 128 851 103 643 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 560 63 780 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 661 647 Other ............................... 1 020 980 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 040 1 012 200 days or more ................... 698 695 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 410 540 number.. 13 247 17 060 Beef cows ..................farms.. 262 353 number.. 2 556 3 303 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 56 number.. 4 497 4 615 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 366 445 number.. 5 475 6 759 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 66 number.. 1 824 6 594 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 59 number.. 3 657 10 438 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 77 104 number.. 1 328 1 829 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 88 113 number.. 1 380 3 918 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 7 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 201 225 acres.. 17 020 24 743 bushels.. 1 337 111 2 109 209 Barley for grain..............farms.. 12 34 acres.. 153 1 149 bushels.. 11 149 51 686 Oats for grain................farms.. 107 155 acres.. 5 258 8 060 bushels.. 530 532 597 740 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 440 468 acres.. 14 539 15 742 tons, dry.. 35 664 40 967 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 124 123 acres.. 8 167 6 563 Land in orchards..............farms.. 455 487 acres.. 8 403 9 372 @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.