1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRANT COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 394 402 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 154 399 1 020 786 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 930 2 539 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 642 630 507 509 Average per acre .........dollars.. 216 216 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 587 34 278 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 58 57 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 164 156 Total cropland .................farms.. 300 310 acres.. 80 405 85 672 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 225 252 acres.. 35 522 40 162 Irrigated land .................farms.. 252 230 acres.. 38 538 42 726 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 150 17 014 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 066 42 323 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 385 1 448 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 765 15 565 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 41 $100,000 or more .................... 47 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 321 14 786 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 530 36 691 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 393 403 $1,000.. 1 438 1 051 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 660 2 607 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 226 240 Other ............................... 168 162 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 201 216 200 days or more ................... 123 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 300 284 number.. 56 918 53 785 Beef cows ..................farms.. 262 245 number.. 31 292 26 644 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 41 number.. 51 71 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 306 284 number.. 29 081 33 194 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 20 number.. 308 382 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 14 number.. 449 627 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 64 number.. 1 288 2 065 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 59 number.. (D) 2 082 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 8 acres.. 1 249 (D) bushels.. 35 101 26 534 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. 193 186 bushels.. 7 379 8 719 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 4 765 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 211 239 silage.......................farms.. 35 090 42 676 acres.. 51 804 64 015 tons, dry.. 1 2 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (D) acres.. 9 12 Land in orchards..............farms.. 316 234 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. .