1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 442 412 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 457 339 1 519 876 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 297 3 689 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 856 347 703 748 Average per acre .........dollars.. 253 191 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 028 53 854 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 197 171 Total cropland .................farms.. 362 359 acres.. 165 752 172 097 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 277 301 acres.. 80 408 100 610 Irrigated land .................farms.. 285 267 acres.. 92 650 137 067 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 402 28 621 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 095 69 469 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 226 2 260 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 176 26 361 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 43 $100,000 or more .................... 99 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 894 23 551 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 897 57 162 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 442 412 $1,000.. 6 130 3 386 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 870 8 219 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 273 251 Other ............................... 169 161 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 240 219 200 days or more ................... 147 140 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 351 314 number.. 99 310 118 202 Beef cows ..................farms.. 319 282 number.. 60 422 66 854 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 54 number.. 80 120 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 340 316 number.. 62 612 59 409 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 14 number.. 145 205 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 14 number.. 140 275 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 32 number.. 6 829 3 347 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 41 number.. 686 857 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 11 acres.. 290 1 732 bushels.. 8 450 47 618 Barley for grain..............farms.. 33 18 acres.. 343 1 179 bushels.. 19 027 51 339 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 14 acres.. 359 1 026 bushels.. 40 835 90 963 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 276 290 silage.......................farms.. 81 405 96 777 acres.. 153 708 158 209 tons, dry.. 0 1 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 (D) acres.. 0 1 Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 (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. .