1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 661 695 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 839 73 949 Average size of farm .......acres.. 109 106 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 364 181 289 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 769 1 527 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 094 20 226 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 121 106 10 to 49 acres ...................... 279 312 50 to 179 acres ..................... 205 214 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 533 558 acres.. 30 709 30 767 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 403 403 acres.. 15 054 13 004 Irrigated land .................farms.. 74 73 acres.. 2 669 2 921 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 263 8 759 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 552 12 603 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 635 2 458 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 627 6 301 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 346 379 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 130 143 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 10 $100,000 or more .................... 18 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 820 9 278 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 394 13 349 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 661 695 $1,000.. (D) 148 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 213 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 214 238 Other ............................... 447 457 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 443 495 200 days or more ................... 318 354 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 486 520 number.. 15 470 14 422 Beef cows ..................farms.. 407 437 number.. 5 655 5 110 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 41 number.. 1 181 1 360 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 435 471 number.. 7 240 6 651 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 30 number.. 239 262 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 30 number.. 359 314 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 52 number.. 1 159 2 040 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 67 96 number.. 5 399 2 028 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 79 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 1 174 (D) bushels.. 72 522 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 8 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 8 899 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 349 89 bushels.. 29 596 4 785 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 342 363 silage.......................farms.. 11 749 10 679 acres.. 24 497 21 032 tons, dry.. 13 7 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 366 95 acres.. 43 38 Land in orchards..............farms.. 190 86 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. .