1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 686 661 Land in farms ..................acres.. 65 567 71 839 Average size of farm .......acres.. 96 109 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 587 236 364 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 004 1 769 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 733 23 094 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 129 121 10 to 49 acres ...................... 306 279 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 205 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 35 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 536 533 acres.. 23 198 30 709 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 433 403 acres.. 13 518 15 054 Irrigated land .................farms.. 71 74 acres.. 1 439 2 669 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 851 12 263 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 225 18 552 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 236 5 635 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 614 6 627 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 346 346 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 143 130 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 11 $100,000 or more .................... 10 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 440 12 820 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 507 19 394 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 235 214 Other ............................... 451 447 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 452 443 200 days or more ................... 319 318 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 466 486 number.. 12 250 15 470 Beef cows ..................farms.. 393 407 number.. (D) 5 655 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 19 number.. (D) 1 181 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 404 435 number.. 6 789 7 240 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 31 number.. 136 239 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 26 number.. 126 359 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 27 number.. 985 1 159 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 59 67 number.. 934 5 399 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) 1 174 bushels.. (D) 72 522 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 3 6 acres.. 13 349 bushels.. 997 29 596 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 360 342 acres.. 10 789 11 749 tons, dry.. 21 489 24 497 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 13 acres.. 123 366 Land in orchards..............farms.. 35 43 acres.. 108 190 @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.