1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 3 155 3 175 Land in farms ..................acres.. 148 848 161 219 Average size of farm .......acres.. 47 51 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 233 136 179 579 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 302 3 754 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 743 22 998 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 981 775 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 478 1 618 50 to 179 acres ..................... 531 610 180 to 499 acres .................... 137 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 610 2 674 acres.. 93 454 98 884 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 2 075 2 088 acres.. 59 481 62 493 Irrigated land .................farms.. 928 692 acres.. 23 982 19 249 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 151 211 119 553 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 927 37 654 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 108 660 79 783 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 551 39 769 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 416 1 475 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 503 505 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 388 413 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 343 310 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 173 174 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 90 $100,000 or more .................... 226 208 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 133 296 99 817 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 289 31 438 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 3 152 3 175 $1,000.. 18 868 20 646 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 986 6 503 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 154 1 154 Other ............................... 2 001 2 021 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 2 078 2 146 200 days or more ................... 1 459 1 550 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 413 1 551 number.. 29 635 30 096 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 057 1 182 number.. 10 046 10 569 Milk cows ..................farms.. 96 136 number.. 3 614 3 719 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 201 1 411 number.. 13 872 16 277 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 183 161 number.. 4 752 8 480 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 164 161 number.. 10 547 16 638 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 314 399 number.. 10 575 15 533 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 257 354 number.. (D) 1 367 036 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 48 55 number.. 4 428 187 3 412 364 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 86 124 acres.. 4 746 4 962 bushels.. 338 747 335 288 Barley for grain..............farms.. 20 30 acres.. 227 833 bushels.. 11 831 41 367 Oats for grain................farms.. 71 125 acres.. 1 963 2 547 bushels.. 142 675 165 556 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 938 1 158 silage.......................farms.. 20 407 24 120 acres.. 42 678 51 730 tons, dry.. 129 117 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 667 6 822 acres.. 374 383 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 243 5 565 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. .