1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POLK COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 027 1 072 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 880 176 178 Average size of farm .......acres.. 163 164 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 668 253 629 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 903 1 525 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 915 31 028 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 163 150 10 to 49 acres ...................... 410 420 50 to 179 acres ..................... 263 285 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 877 935 acres.. 118 207 126 749 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 679 772 acres.. 88 080 89 905 Irrigated land .................farms.. 232 227 acres.. 15 089 10 614 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 608 47 288 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 883 44 112 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 972 28 000 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 636 19 288 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 413 407 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 151 183 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 117 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 69 $100,000 or more .................... 115 103 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 736 39 415 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 323 36 767 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 026 1 072 $1,000.. 9 331 7 068 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 094 6 594 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 483 469 Other ............................... 544 603 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 607 663 200 days or more ................... 390 443 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 496 511 number.. 17 952 16 665 Beef cows ..................farms.. 354 359 number.. 3 696 3 849 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 56 number.. 4 489 3 839 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 415 486 number.. 12 444 10 459 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 55 number.. 2 289 2 867 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 58 number.. 4 002 4 632 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 166 211 number.. 11 903 20 562 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 95 114 number.. 1 775 16 949 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 17 number.. 3 153 859 2 327 483 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 140 195 acres.. 18 473 24 396 bushels.. 1 326 524 1 776 587 Barley for grain..............farms.. 11 23 acres.. 409 1 116 bushels.. 23 515 57 583 Oats for grain................farms.. 72 106 acres.. 3 648 5 135 bushels.. 234 026 317 241 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 359 439 silage.......................farms.. 11 270 13 926 acres.. 25 026 31 553 tons, dry.. 32 36 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 737 2 195 acres.. 231 261 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 410 6 476 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. .