1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 235 1 036 Land in farms ..................acres.. 124 395 139 483 Average size of farm .......acres.. 101 135 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 368 394 234 107 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 715 1 670 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 958 24 229 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 278 201 10 to 49 acres ...................... 644 534 50 to 179 acres ..................... 208 207 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 944 803 acres.. 43 773 39 656 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 596 501 acres.. 25 930 17 631 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 034 886 acres.. 39 682 37 163 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 495 16 360 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 405 15 792 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 874 5 983 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 621 10 377 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 530 454 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 244 192 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 186 151 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 31 $100,000 or more .................... 36 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 161 16 568 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 134 15 993 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 438 394 Other ............................... 797 642 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 856 711 200 days or more ................... 584 457 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 653 627 number.. 22 714 20 660 Beef cows ..................farms.. 493 465 number.. 10 395 9 065 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 40 number.. 1 009 973 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 635 559 number.. 13 912 10 850 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 79 number.. 1 004 598 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 63 number.. 1 183 726 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 99 95 number.. 2 681 3 360 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 97 95 number.. 1 229 1 231 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 10 acres.. 623 724 bushels.. 54 247 40 534 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 47 bushels.. 0 4 641 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 44 bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 556 471 acres.. 23 105 15 630 tons, dry.. 74 442 42 491 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 2 acres.. 41 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 3 12 @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.