1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BENTON COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 658 645 Land in farms ..................acres.. 118 818 124 792 Average size of farm .......acres.. 181 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 343 901 245 127 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 829 1 509 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 357 35 663 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 163 137 10 to 49 acres ...................... 263 251 50 to 179 acres ..................... 121 135 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 555 554 acres.. 86 437 81 454 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 452 437 acres.. 68 494 61 649 Irrigated land .................farms.. 258 218 acres.. 19 467 19 081 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 272 31 467 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 644 48 786 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 921 23 632 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 351 7 835 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 285 329 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 113 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 28 $100,000 or more .................... 65 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 030 26 629 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 362 41 286 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 657 645 $1,000.. (D) 3 574 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 5 542 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 284 252 Other ............................... 374 393 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 408 423 200 days or more ................... 272 308 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 286 309 number.. 10 362 11 846 Beef cows ..................farms.. 223 221 number.. 3 513 3 392 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 22 number.. 2 087 2 044 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 256 268 number.. 5 387 5 702 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 26 number.. 524 2 082 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 30 number.. 1 513 3 256 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 102 121 number.. 6 216 11 434 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 61 81 number.. (D) 41 862 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 58 75 acres.. 10 350 8 189 bushels.. 754 965 538 478 Barley for grain..............farms.. 12 13 acres.. 264 209 bushels.. 14 749 10 910 Oats for grain................farms.. 22 27 acres.. 1 466 670 bushels.. 102 899 38 806 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 225 259 silage.......................farms.. 10 833 8 808 acres.. 23 555 18 737 tons, dry.. 61 57 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 842 8 715 acres.. 117 108 Land in orchards..............farms.. 792 756 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. .