1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 283 274 Land in farms ..................acres.. 34 292 35 230 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 434 151 876 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 842 1 451 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 689 12 631 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 208 213 acres.. 11 172 11 907 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 130 129 acres.. 3 626 3 707 Irrigated land .................farms.. 63 46 acres.. 948 1 043 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 779 3 140 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 421 11 459 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 700 1 297 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 079 1 843 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 10 $100,000 or more .................... 8 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 612 2 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 901 8 746 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 282 274 $1,000.. (D) 42 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 154 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 125 125 Other ............................... 158 149 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 184 166 200 days or more ................... 105 102 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 202 195 number.. 7 313 5 561 Beef cows ..................farms.. 185 174 number.. 3 615 2 769 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 20 number.. 138 261 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 179 194 number.. 3 345 2 751 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 7 number.. 80 143 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 6 number.. 58 168 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 63 number.. 3 162 5 158 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 50 number.. 450 1 002 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 82 101 silage.......................farms.. 3 224 3 627 acres.. 3 959 5 839 tons, dry.. 7 8 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 9 acres.. 15 16 Land in orchards..............farms.. 131 28 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. .