1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YAMHILL COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 813 1 691 Land in farms ..................acres.. 186 320 179 787 Average size of farm .......acres.. 103 106 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 456 510 294 376 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 459 2 749 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 929 38 496 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 396 318 10 to 49 acres ...................... 820 759 50 to 179 acres ..................... 380 374 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 541 1 453 acres.. 127 852 125 011 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 248 1 193 acres.. 94 653 94 360 Irrigated land .................farms.. 381 397 acres.. 21 002 21 441 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 162 837 123 633 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 817 73 112 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 129 005 90 343 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 833 33 290 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 765 740 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 270 242 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 189 192 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 209 173 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 96 $100,000 or more .................... 202 162 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 125 681 96 725 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 322 57 200 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 667 668 Other ............................... 1 146 1 023 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 162 1 102 200 days or more ................... 820 800 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 718 702 number.. 24 519 25 087 Beef cows ..................farms.. 510 480 number.. 5 314 4 820 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 65 number.. 5 798 6 719 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 667 621 number.. 12 927 12 147 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 101 number.. 6 088 10 668 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 113 number.. 10 870 16 464 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 154 192 number.. 5 126 11 029 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 118 116 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 21 number.. 4 354 223 1 896 391 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 134 233 acres.. 13 989 25 983 bushels.. 1 044 099 1 910 879 Barley for grain..............farms.. 14 31 acres.. 380 980 bushels.. 26 653 48 750 Oats for grain................farms.. 60 113 acres.. 2 525 4 575 bushels.. 238 059 334 340 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 558 523 acres.. 19 041 18 319 tons, dry.. 49 311 44 947 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 49 85 acres.. 7 148 7 511 Land in orchards..............farms.. 509 542 acres.. 13 201 12 549 @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.