1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WHEELER COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 157 145 Land in farms ..................acres.. 679 912 728 131 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 331 5 022 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 246 042 1 006 613 Average per acre .........dollars.. 298 185 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 708 56 275 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 118 120 acres.. 34 728 43 933 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 96 76 acres.. 13 615 10 743 Irrigated land .................farms.. 79 82 acres.. 8 538 7 385 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 602 6 485 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 053 44 726 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 630 453 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 972 6 032 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 14 $100,000 or more .................... 16 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 039 5 944 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 468 40 991 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 102 93 Other ............................... 55 52 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 78 67 200 days or more ................... 32 34 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 115 113 number.. 22 933 21 274 Beef cows ..................farms.. 104 97 number.. 13 176 12 530 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 17 number.. 23 81 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 117 109 number.. 12 732 12 905 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 9 number.. 310 175 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 7 number.. 489 354 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 16 number.. 262 625 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 19 number.. (D) 306 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 4 acres.. (D) 1 292 bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 61 (D) bushels.. 3 682 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 92 72 acres.. 12 110 9 466 tons, dry.. 23 184 15 230 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 4 acres.. 30 27 @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.