1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LANE COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 969 2 039 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 121 276 559 Average size of farm .......acres.. 123 136 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 863 194 235 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 051 1 444 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 757 25 262 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 476 443 10 to 49 acres ...................... 769 822 50 to 179 acres ..................... 447 456 180 to 499 acres .................... 176 219 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 618 1 658 acres.. 114 776 122 359 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 262 1 311 acres.. 73 344 77 443 Irrigated land .................farms.. 654 639 acres.. 24 728 24 197 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 225 59 772 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 665 29 314 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 808 30 180 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 417 29 591 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 882 972 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 355 398 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 261 246 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 199 182 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 55 $100,000 or more .................... 128 118 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 264 53 821 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 655 26 409 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 968 2 038 $1,000.. 5 601 6 192 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 846 3 038 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 764 754 Other ............................... 1 205 1 285 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 220 1 308 200 days or more ................... 842 897 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 047 1 136 number.. 37 665 34 519 Beef cows ..................farms.. 829 917 number.. 13 777 13 674 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 63 number.. 2 977 2 922 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 926 1 081 number.. 23 761 22 339 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 107 66 number.. 1 338 672 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 82 68 number.. 2 262 2 013 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 221 236 number.. 25 524 25 976 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 198 228 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 22 26 number.. 4 212 147 4 423 495 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 62 86 acres.. 6 467 6 760 bushels.. 550 266 452 489 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 9 acres.. 109 242 bushels.. (D) 16 497 Oats for grain................farms.. 31 23 acres.. 1 744 915 bushels.. 117 666 72 581 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 731 864 silage.......................farms.. 26 403 27 821 acres.. 48 152 51 573 tons, dry.. 118 100 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 379 5 776 acres.. 368 338 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 921 4 905 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. .