1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COOS COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 675 722 Land in farms ..................acres.. 163 021 174 872 Average size of farm .......acres.. 242 242 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 344 882 301 592 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 450 1 237 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 437 29 103 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 209 205 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 252 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 131 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 537 583 acres.. 42 678 47 292 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 407 418 acres.. 13 981 14 115 Irrigated land .................farms.. 270 289 acres.. 10 911 10 150 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 527 27 527 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 225 38 126 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 264 11 567 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 263 15 960 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 227 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 113 114 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 54 $100,000 or more .................... 84 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 122 20 461 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 255 28 339 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 369 426 Other ............................... 306 296 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 356 368 200 days or more ................... 215 211 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 424 486 number.. 28 338 27 816 Beef cows ..................farms.. 337 376 number.. 11 765 11 102 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 75 number.. 3 831 4 843 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 401 438 number.. 16 199 14 766 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 33 number.. 89 184 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 17 number.. 246 246 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 87 119 number.. 12 467 26 923 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 51 number.. 596 1 150 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 254 262 acres.. 12 498 12 405 tons, dry.. 24 735 27 932 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 10 acres.. 3 73 Land in orchards..............farms.. 30 40 acres.. 70 104 @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.