1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 186 1 243 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 318 447 1 381 625 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 112 1 112 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 525 126 412 085 Average per acre .........dollars.. 460 381 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 359 62 957 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 99 108 10 to 49 acres ...................... 228 228 50 to 179 acres ..................... 340 387 180 to 499 acres .................... 233 252 500 to 999 acres .................... 109 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 177 161 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 080 1 134 acres.. 252 381 252 923 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 959 1 039 acres.. 164 821 177 953 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 047 1 101 acres.. 178 768 193 271 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 199 678 144 653 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 363 116 374 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 103 484 78 013 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 96 194 66 640 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 163 179 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 111 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 139 132 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 191 187 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 117 150 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 141 150 $100,000 or more .................... 336 334 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 144 771 112 937 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 963 90 712 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 187 1 245 $1,000.. 54 378 32 231 Average per farm..........dollars.. 45 811 25 889 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 854 899 Other ............................... 332 344 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 522 538 200 days or more ................... 304 314 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 660 693 number.. 181 478 173 267 Beef cows ..................farms.. 471 462 number.. 75 424 73 454 Milk cows ..................farms.. 135 188 number.. 6 640 7 350 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 639 695 number.. 134 925 104 968 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 56 number.. 1 625 1 755 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 43 number.. 3 203 2 548 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 80 88 number.. 12 739 15 639 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 61 78 number.. 1 208 1 726 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 367 421 acres.. 36 677 23 290 bushels.. 3 014 051 2 043 475 Barley for grain..............farms.. 164 268 acres.. 6 670 8 442 bushels.. 446 778 613 739 Oats for grain................farms.. 31 37 acres.. 486 590 bushels.. 39 376 40 201 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 694 770 silage.......................farms.. 62 677 79 369 acres.. 176 798 240 542 tons, dry.. 150 201 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 659 13 921 acres.. 16 41 Land in orchards..............farms.. 391 589 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. .