1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 345 341 Land in farms ..................acres.. 530 960 506 590 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 539 1 486 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 496 783 393 695 Average per acre .........dollars.. 341 274 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 460 81 910 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 84 102 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 312 305 acres.. 97 725 99 527 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 251 262 acres.. 43 566 50 078 Irrigated land .................farms.. 277 282 acres.. 42 120 46 594 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 456 31 680 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 061 92 905 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 318 25 363 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 138 6 317 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 34 $100,000 or more .................... 84 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 580 25 621 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 333 75 136 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 345 341 $1,000.. 9 919 6 593 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 751 19 335 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 222 217 Other ............................... 123 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 159 164 200 days or more ................... 91 110 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 161 153 number.. 28 125 21 578 Beef cows ..................farms.. 135 114 number.. (D) 8 069 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 53 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 145 145 number.. 21 742 13 158 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 19 number.. 238 1 283 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 19 number.. 161 1 892 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 32 number.. 10 578 6 624 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 31 number.. (D) 481 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 88 154 acres.. 8 547 14 132 bushels.. 479 658 908 559 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 40 acres.. 454 923 bushels.. 22 938 61 933 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 163 bushels.. (D) 7 877 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 172 188 silage.......................farms.. 13 424 12 308 acres.. 39 139 49 665 tons, dry.. 16 14 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 677 687 acres.. 1 3 Land in orchards..............farms.. (D) 11 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. .