1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BAKER COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 593 621 Land in farms ..................acres.. 818 736 919 223 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 381 1 480 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 509 924 409 770 Average per acre .........dollars.. 381 285 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 124 39 610 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 153 162 Total cropland .................farms.. 490 541 acres.. 143 418 152 074 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 382 435 acres.. 67 541 73 102 Irrigated land .................farms.. 462 487 acres.. 107 978 108 930 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 033 40 757 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 823 65 631 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 664 3 869 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 370 36 888 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 74 $100,000 or more .................... 108 97 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 083 31 921 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 789 51 402 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 593 621 $1,000.. 4 899 8 086 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 261 13 021 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 360 403 Other ............................... 233 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 295 298 200 days or more ................... 164 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 463 474 number.. 93 418 105 913 Beef cows ..................farms.. 371 369 number.. 45 257 42 422 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 75 number.. 2 044 2 183 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 466 477 number.. 56 927 70 766 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 21 number.. 372 313 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 17 number.. 369 236 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 71 63 number.. 4 872 5 461 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 49 number.. 555 971 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 57 acres.. 4 734 5 304 bushels.. 340 989 319 094 Barley for grain..............farms.. 41 67 acres.. 2 295 4 481 bushels.. 137 220 300 538 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 10 acres.. 103 188 bushels.. 7 779 13 136 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 361 415 silage.......................farms.. 59 498 62 988 acres.. 138 898 145 726 tons, dry.. 1 3 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (D) acres.. 15 16 Land in orchards..............farms.. 58 39 acres.. @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Witheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .