1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 954 1 006 Land in farms ..................acres.. 720 153 717 793 Average size of farm .......acres.. 755 714 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 480 199 486 478 Average per acre .........dollars.. 676 640 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 288 57 086 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 95 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 203 243 50 to 179 acres ..................... 235 259 180 to 499 acres .................... 199 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 127 122 Total cropland .................farms.. 762 864 acres.. 223 457 227 237 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 548 646 acres.. 133 136 125 924 Irrigated land .................farms.. 738 801 acres.. 213 363 212 183 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 85 035 68 451 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 135 68 043 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 244 29 400 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 791 39 051 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 173 230 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 143 132 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 157 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 126 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 96 $100,000 or more .................... 169 158 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 967 57 160 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 437 56 819 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 954 1 006 $1,000.. 13 559 8 871 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 213 8 818 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 575 563 Other ............................... 379 443 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 495 566 200 days or more ................... 289 317 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 635 614 number.. 98 756 94 081 Beef cows ..................farms.. 528 488 number.. 41 915 42 367 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 59 number.. 4 518 3 512 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 634 625 number.. 58 248 65 695 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 39 number.. 1 143 292 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 29 number.. 3 157 496 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 96 137 number.. 13 033 22 506 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 75 number.. 1 111 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 140 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 70 125 acres.. 7 842 6 782 bushels.. 595 214 494 977 Barley for grain..............farms.. 123 196 acres.. 37 315 42 078 bushels.. 3 360 204 3 367 112 Oats for grain................farms.. 47 63 acres.. 6 448 4 711 bushels.. 613 123 374 544 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 465 541 silage.......................farms.. 71 064 63 039 acres.. 233 975 197 631 tons, dry.. 2 1 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (D) acres.. 5 8 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 17 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. .