1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLATSOP COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 229 233 Land in farms ..................acres.. 22 783 24 740 Average size of farm .......acres.. 99 106 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 372 082 180 844 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 112 2 307 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 323 20 197 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 86 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 185 175 acres.. 12 505 13 113 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 132 129 acres.. 4 474 4 772 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 20 acres.. 468 441 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 325 6 557 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 253 28 141 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 713 385 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 612 6 172 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 5 $100,000 or more .................... 14 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 729 5 083 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 017 21 815 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 92 107 Other ............................... 137 126 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 144 131 200 days or more ................... 78 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 165 186 number.. 6 907 9 013 Beef cows ..................farms.. 129 154 number.. 2 770 3 500 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 19 number.. 898 1 411 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 152 175 number.. 2 898 4 139 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 23 number.. 250 150 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 22 number.. 354 462 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 23 number.. 687 871 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 24 number.. 415 1 272 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 107 111 acres.. 4 385 4 920 tons, dry.. 7 845 9 282 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 3 acres.. 27 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 10 @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.