1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 573 1 588 Land in farms ..................acres.. 262 251 298 471 Average size of farm .......acres.. 167 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 734 212 541 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 809 1 260 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 159 21 779 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 399 366 10 to 49 acres ...................... 662 680 50 to 179 acres ..................... 311 349 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 122 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 299 1 332 acres.. 68 216 73 238 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 917 946 acres.. 32 868 32 021 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 148 1 154 acres.. 50 530 53 054 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 633 40 544 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 825 25 531 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 499 24 038 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 134 16 505 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 715 773 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 286 289 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 184 207 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 187 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 37 $100,000 or more .................... 59 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 628 37 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 298 23 513 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 572 1 588 $1,000.. (D) 2 503 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 576 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 652 636 Other ............................... 921 952 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 957 1 053 200 days or more ................... 643 704 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 955 950 number.. 40 053 36 831 Beef cows ..................farms.. 742 725 number.. 18 675 15 666 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 80 number.. 935 1 352 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 864 920 number.. 21 503 22 621 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 126 111 number.. 1 176 1 018 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 106 98 number.. 1 875 1 589 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 189 183 number.. 5 270 8 856 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 160 210 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 9 number.. 675 333 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 37 34 acres.. 1 510 1 388 bushels.. 86 811 86 754 Barley for grain..............farms.. 34 24 acres.. 1 670 1 032 bushels.. 82 141 70 028 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 2 acres.. 25 (D) bushels.. 652 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 676 774 silage.......................farms.. 18 600 20 037 acres.. 40 442 52 700 tons, dry.. 64 49 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 534 547 acres.. 180 158 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 270 8 281 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. .