1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 823 1 753 Land in farms ..................acres.. 402 023 438 087 Average size of farm .......acres.. 221 250 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 268 486 200 935 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 153 911 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 697 16 702 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 227 192 10 to 49 acres ...................... 682 592 50 to 179 acres ..................... 449 468 180 to 499 acres .................... 289 323 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 85 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 432 1 441 acres.. 104 834 115 353 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 018 1 019 acres.. 36 889 38 654 Irrigated land .................farms.. 577 539 acres.. 12 746 13 760 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 232 26 497 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 132 15 115 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 766 5 161 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 466 21 336 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 831 761 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 338 332 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 209 243 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 236 207 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 63 $100,000 or more .................... 58 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 625 23 557 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 259 13 438 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 822 1 753 $1,000.. (D) 976 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 557 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 801 728 Other ............................... 1 022 1 025 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 065 1 082 200 days or more ................... 695 735 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 193 1 135 number.. 55 186 47 752 Beef cows ..................farms.. 937 899 number.. 21 867 19 203 Milk cows ..................farms.. 79 82 number.. 263 609 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 089 1 104 number.. 37 667 32 618 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 90 81 number.. 506 509 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 66 number.. 737 974 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 474 504 number.. 71 220 90 520 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 186 216 number.. 2 945 4 486 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 7 number.. 882 086 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 20 acres.. 1 168 2 485 bushels.. 64 663 167 192 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 9 acres.. 58 195 bushels.. 3 729 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 14 13 acres.. 685 525 bushels.. 46 228 24 260 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 808 835 silage.......................farms.. 32 036 32 392 acres.. 62 413 55 864 tons, dry.. 46 39 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 539 693 acres.. 213 221 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 013 1 948 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. .