1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COOS COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 722 736 Land in farms ..................acres.. 174 872 163 167 Average size of farm .......acres.. 242 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 301 592 210 139 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 237 897 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 103 22 049 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 205 214 50 to 179 acres ..................... 252 276 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 583 594 acres.. 47 292 41 920 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 418 419 acres.. 14 115 13 780 Irrigated land .................farms.. 289 263 acres.. 10 150 9 413 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 527 22 391 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 126 30 422 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 567 6 568 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 960 15 823 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 227 230 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 114 123 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 49 $100,000 or more .................... 83 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 461 17 479 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 339 23 749 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 722 736 $1,000.. 6 064 4 043 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 399 5 493 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 426 394 Other ............................... 296 342 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 368 400 200 days or more ................... 211 255 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 486 510 number.. 27 816 26 312 Beef cows ..................farms.. 376 404 number.. 11 102 9 553 Milk cows ..................farms.. 75 92 number.. 4 843 5 683 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 438 490 number.. 14 766 14 081 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 23 number.. 184 190 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 16 number.. 246 383 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 119 165 number.. 26 923 31 439 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 74 number.. 1 150 1 225 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 74 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 262 290 silage.......................farms.. 12 405 12 481 acres.. 27 932 27 456 tons, dry.. 10 13 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 73 28 acres.. 40 37 Land in orchards..............farms.. 104 100 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. .