1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CROOK COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 521 503 Land in farms ..................acres.. 916 451 894 853 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 759 1 779 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 607 867 456 612 Average per acre .........dollars.. 359 246 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 624 50 284 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 101 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 139 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 99 112 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 101 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 411 390 acres.. 76 598 65 989 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 312 279 acres.. 45 093 33 874 Irrigated land .................farms.. 409 388 acres.. 72 355 47 477 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 436 28 073 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 338 55 811 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 359 9 717 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 077 18 356 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 145 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 42 $100,000 or more .................... 77 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 606 23 368 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 067 46 550 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 233 217 Other ............................... 288 286 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 315 200 days or more ................... 205 230 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 379 354 number.. 59 624 54 799 Beef cows ..................farms.. 311 303 number.. 32 443 26 717 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 17 number.. 165 86 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 363 338 number.. 34 452 30 066 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 33 number.. 193 292 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 30 number.. 235 627 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 47 number.. 1 540 3 764 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 28 number.. 370 603 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 13 acres.. 2 362 999 bushels.. 213 865 83 220 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 140 bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 301 256 acres.. 35 322 26 506 tons, dry.. 96 854 75 265 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 1 acres.. 388 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 @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.