1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CROOK COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 503 415 Land in farms ..................acres.. 894 853 860 738 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 779 2 074 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 456 612 588 392 Average per acre .........dollars.. 246 251 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 284 42 198 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 390 350 acres.. 65 989 84 289 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 279 277 acres.. 33 874 39 101 Irrigated land .................farms.. 388 326 acres.. 47 477 48 670 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 073 23 201 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 811 55 906 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 717 6 006 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 356 17 194 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 145 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 21 $100,000 or more .................... 62 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 368 22 531 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 550 54 162 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 502 416 $1,000.. 4 506 1 407 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 977 3 383 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 217 187 Other ............................... 286 228 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 315 269 200 days or more ................... 230 194 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 354 280 number.. 54 799 47 847 Beef cows ..................farms.. 303 244 number.. 26 717 24 204 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 19 number.. 86 270 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 338 282 number.. 30 066 34 900 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 23 number.. 292 603 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 17 number.. 627 1 353 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 40 number.. 3 764 3 888 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 41 number.. 603 728 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 31 acres.. 999 1 962 bushels.. 83 220 151 844 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 19 acres.. (D) 790 bushels.. (D) 77 349 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 140 15 bushels.. (D) 988 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 256 271 silage.......................farms.. 26 506 32 017 acres.. 75 265 85 542 tons, dry.. 1 2 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (D) acres.. 0 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 0 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. .