1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 602 552 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 294 34 011 Average size of farm .......acres.. 52 62 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 843 201 721 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 227 3 840 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 288 35 233 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 257 201 10 to 49 acres ...................... 241 228 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 522 473 acres.. 19 684 22 655 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 451 404 acres.. 14 642 16 195 Irrigated land .................farms.. 244 187 acres.. 6 373 6 503 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 667 28 711 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 231 52 012 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 006 25 729 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 661 2 982 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 238 210 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 18 $100,000 or more .................... 64 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 502 24 004 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 267 43 486 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 603 552 $1,000.. 10 575 5 770 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 538 10 453 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 222 216 Other ............................... 380 336 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 382 358 200 days or more ................... 263 246 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 189 208 number.. 4 182 5 388 Beef cows ..................farms.. 145 176 number.. (D) 2 488 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 15 number.. (D) 216 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 159 203 number.. 2 081 2 884 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 25 number.. 212 183 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 28 number.. 350 670 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 37 number.. 836 4 210 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 49 number.. 1 001 985 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 9 number.. 595 1 161 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 14 acres.. 1 758 1 481 bushels.. 162 885 127 420 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 12 acres.. 817 985 bushels.. 55 593 63 131 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 486 bushels.. (D) 34 879 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 134 159 silage.......................farms.. 3 459 4 341 acres.. 6 673 7 048 tons, dry.. 63 63 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 549 3 840 acres.. 73 52 Land in orchards..............farms.. 253 257 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. .