1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOOD RIVER COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 563 573 Land in farms ..................acres.. 27 201 28 611 Average size of farm .......acres.. 48 50 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 531 223 693 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 830 4 763 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 856 39 329 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 134 123 10 to 49 acres ...................... 263 280 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 141 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 535 549 acres.. 20 277 20 617 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 496 507 acres.. 17 346 18 109 Irrigated land .................farms.. 533 540 acres.. 17 674 19 088 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 921 41 074 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 551 71 682 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 268 39 491 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 653 1 583 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 164 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 83 $100,000 or more .................... 157 124 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 338 33 650 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 555 58 726 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 562 573 $1,000.. 12 046 8 822 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 434 15 396 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 304 329 Other ............................... 259 244 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 294 309 200 days or more ................... 178 186 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 112 131 number.. 2 411 1 995 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 94 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 117 143 number.. 1 175 1 291 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 13 number.. 89 278 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 15 number.. 233 505 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 30 number.. 220 405 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 39 number.. (D) 733 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 333 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 135 134 silage.......................farms.. 2 021 1 998 acres.. 5 410 5 803 tons, dry.. 12 3 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 39 (D) acres.. 365 396 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 696 15 966 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. .