1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAKE COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 366 373 Land in farms ..................acres.. 833 025 852 592 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 276 2 286 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 730 199 676 638 Average per acre .........dollars.. 299 301 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 327 67 478 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 80 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 125 103 Total cropland .................farms.. 315 327 acres.. 166 095 170 149 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 210 269 acres.. 95 493 111 399 Irrigated land .................farms.. 244 264 acres.. 134 094 155 458 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 574 31 186 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 930 83 609 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 182 6 995 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 393 24 191 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 42 $100,000 or more .................... 81 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 475 27 946 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 800 74 921 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 366 373 $1,000.. 6 307 2 788 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 232 7 474 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 251 230 Other ............................... 115 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 175 194 200 days or more ................... 88 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 264 246 number.. 87 219 107 350 Beef cows ..................farms.. 239 213 number.. 47 161 55 157 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 28 number.. 75 50 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 250 237 number.. 47 694 54 292 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 14 number.. (D) 232 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 9 number.. (D) 71 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 37 number.. 2 433 3 047 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 37 number.. 376 612 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 26 acres.. 390 2 392 bushels.. 8 718 144 824 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 22 acres.. 427 2 080 bushels.. 34 815 99 617 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 11 acres.. 1 750 1 355 bushels.. 173 777 99 235 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 204 259 silage.......................farms.. 93 540 104 961 acres.. 215 486 224 166 tons, dry.. 0 0 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 6 2 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 (D) 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. .