1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 036 884 Land in farms ..................acres.. 139 483 152 152 Average size of farm .......acres.. 135 172 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 107 187 936 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 670 1 213 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 229 19 026 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 201 151 10 to 49 acres ...................... 534 422 50 to 179 acres ..................... 207 218 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 803 739 acres.. 39 656 41 294 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 501 471 acres.. 17 631 17 209 Irrigated land .................farms.. 886 723 acres.. 37 163 30 269 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 360 14 856 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 792 16 805 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 983 3 370 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 377 11 486 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 454 415 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 192 161 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 151 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 26 $100,000 or more .................... 30 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 568 14 783 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 993 16 723 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 036 884 $1,000.. (D) 487 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 551 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 394 339 Other ............................... 642 545 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 711 595 200 days or more ................... 457 412 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 627 539 number.. 20 660 19 910 Beef cows ..................farms.. 465 388 number.. 9 065 8 689 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 48 number.. 973 962 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 559 534 number.. 10 850 11 635 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 79 41 number.. 598 880 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 50 number.. 726 1 005 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 95 103 number.. 3 360 5 353 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 95 108 number.. 1 231 2 089 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 179 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 10 acres.. 724 549 bushels.. 40 534 29 371 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 47 (D) bushels.. 4 641 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 44 (D) bushels.. (D) 3 074 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 471 445 silage.......................farms.. 15 630 15 572 acres.. 42 491 44 817 tons, dry.. 2 2 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (D) acres.. 4 6 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 9 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. .