1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GILLIAM COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 143 154 Land in farms ..................acres.. 766 373 763 612 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 359 4 959 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 981 494 775 260 Average per acre .........dollars.. 173 155 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 834 108 307 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 9 1 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 10 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 108 114 Total cropland .................farms.. 127 138 acres.. 251 932 287 614 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 102 117 acres.. 100 729 114 210 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 27 acres.. 4 014 6 281 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 306 20 391 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 023 132 408 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 337 13 581 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 970 6 810 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 16 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 4 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 26 $100,000 or more .................... 64 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 708 17 155 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 851 111 394 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 143 154 $1,000.. 2 692 2 602 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 827 16 898 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 114 127 Other ............................... 29 27 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 50 36 200 days or more ................... 20 20 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 84 94 number.. 17 804 20 938 Beef cows ..................farms.. 79 81 number.. (D) 11 412 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 84 89 number.. 10 858 13 551 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 13 number.. (D) 870 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 12 number.. (D) 1 003 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 120 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 21 number.. 86 512 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 81 99 acres.. 86 678 89 842 bushels.. 2 603 615 4 031 469 Barley for grain..............farms.. 45 69 acres.. 10 893 13 892 bushels.. 306 202 742 773 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 27 62 silage.......................farms.. 2 800 8 236 acres.. 8 596 20 764 tons, dry.. 0 1 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 (D) acres.. 4 2 Land in orchards..............farms.. (D) (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. .