1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORROW COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 348 363 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 119 004 1 115 683 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 216 3 074 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 109 442 810 166 Average per acre .........dollars.. 337 257 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 261 112 553 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 165 176 Total cropland .................farms.. 288 306 acres.. 458 086 442 687 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 237 251 acres.. 220 149 201 171 Irrigated land .................farms.. 200 194 acres.. 101 506 75 255 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 94 132 120 270 Average per farm .........dollars.. 270 495 331 323 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 81 137 64 762 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 995 55 509 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 50 $100,000 or more .................... 122 127 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 904 117 093 Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 230 323 461 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 348 362 $1,000.. 12 985 2 584 Average per farm..........dollars.. 37 313 7 138 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 251 255 Other ............................... 97 108 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 135 156 200 days or more ................... 84 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 214 204 number.. 35 228 62 501 Beef cows ..................farms.. 187 179 number.. 20 119 19 335 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 16 number.. 177 299 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 207 191 number.. 22 247 78 446 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 19 number.. 426 1 183 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 16 number.. 452 3 565 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 41 number.. 14 072 21 114 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 21 number.. 438 413 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 145 152 acres.. 148 381 129 338 bushels.. 5 620 603 7 220 121 Barley for grain..............farms.. 29 79 acres.. 3 027 17 963 bushels.. 89 427 880 063 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 120 128 silage.......................farms.. 44 175 26 239 acres.. 270 785 134 842 tons, dry.. 12 4 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 699 (D) acres.. 5 21 Land in orchards..............farms.. (D) 1 728 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. .