1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLATSOP COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 233 237 Land in farms ..................acres.. 24 740 25 821 Average size of farm .......acres.. 106 109 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 844 206 823 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 307 1 641 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 197 28 584 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 86 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 175 193 acres.. 13 113 14 189 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 129 130 acres.. 4 772 4 715 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 21 acres.. 441 503 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 557 8 460 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 141 35 695 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 385 1 014 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 172 7 446 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 6 $100,000 or more .................... 17 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 083 6 820 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 815 28 775 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 233 237 $1,000.. 294 1 329 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 261 5 609 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 107 105 Other ............................... 126 132 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 131 138 200 days or more ................... 72 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 186 189 number.. 9 013 8 255 Beef cows ..................farms.. 154 156 number.. 3 500 3 405 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 25 number.. 1 411 1 433 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 175 176 number.. 4 139 4 434 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 17 number.. 150 173 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 17 number.. 462 326 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 26 number.. 871 1 275 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 30 number.. 1 272 1 898 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 111 112 silage.......................farms.. 4 920 4 546 acres.. 9 282 (D) tons, dry.. 3 3 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) 4 acres.. 3 4 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 15 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. .