1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 607 580 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 249 36 635 Average size of farm .......acres.. 51 63 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 973 174 112 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 141 3 625 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 483 18 297 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 191 163 10 to 49 acres ...................... 268 257 50 to 179 acres ..................... 114 108 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 498 496 acres.. 16 257 18 406 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 376 367 acres.. 8 920 9 922 Irrigated land .................farms.. 423 424 acres.. 10 767 12 161 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 300 12 651 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 264 21 812 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 796 2 624 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 504 10 027 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 329 296 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 14 $100,000 or more .................... 18 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 134 11 795 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 990 20 337 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 607 580 $1,000.. (D) 715 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 232 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 284 Other ............................... 304 296 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 316 327 200 days or more ................... 182 207 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 299 337 number.. 10 274 11 482 Beef cows ..................farms.. 209 252 number.. 2 051 2 959 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 29 number.. 2 598 3 003 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 276 318 number.. 4 876 7 066 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 46 number.. 1 239 660 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 38 number.. 2 157 1 220 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 63 number.. 837 2 842 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 80 83 number.. 1 732 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 238 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 125 bushels.. 3 258 9 994 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 1 acres.. 277 (D) bushels.. 16 283 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 93 bushels.. (D) 3 273 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 281 288 silage.......................farms.. 7 224 8 926 acres.. 18 604 21 126 tons, dry.. 27 30 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 68 71 acres.. 66 62 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 062 334 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. .