1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CURRY COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 177 160 Land in farms ..................acres.. 74 375 79 555 Average size of farm .......acres.. 420 497 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 531 029 379 138 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 380 794 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 809 24 241 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 105 94 acres.. 7 136 8 606 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 78 51 acres.. 1 807 1 621 Irrigated land .................farms.. 73 53 acres.. 2 711 2 049 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 457 7 078 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 080 44 237 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 176 3 841 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 281 3 237 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 9 $100,000 or more .................... 22 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 377 5 381 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 914 33 631 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 176 160 $1,000.. 2 927 1 498 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 631 9 365 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 106 99 Other ............................... 71 61 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 94 90 200 days or more ................... 46 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 103 110 number.. 7 310 6 517 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 95 number.. 3 840 3 998 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 7 number.. 256 352 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 99 101 number.. 4 081 3 556 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 64 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 183 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 76 number.. 25 357 26 439 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 13 number.. 272 311 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.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 34 25 silage.......................farms.. 1 079 1 136 acres.. 2 639 (D) tons, dry.. 6 8 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 14 acres.. 10 5 Land in orchards..............farms.. 77 (D) 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. .