1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHERMAN COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 179 187 Land in farms ..................acres.. 487 534 462 424 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 724 2 473 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 779 164 629 652 Average per acre .........dollars.. 283 257 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 372 107 980 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 7 4 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 124 124 Total cropland .................farms.. 164 165 acres.. 314 217 288 783 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 147 150 acres.. 127 018 105 438 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 32 acres.. 4 087 3 310 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 585 15 525 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 000 83 023 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 658 13 575 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 927 1 951 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 40 $100,000 or more .................... 69 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 321 12 105 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 590 64 730 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 179 187 $1,000.. 5 756 3 145 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 156 16 817 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 145 155 Other ............................... 34 32 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 54 62 200 days or more ................... 21 19 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 83 96 number.. 9 105 8 538 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 89 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 80 92 number.. 4 265 3 706 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 3 number.. 378 11 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 3 number.. 388 9 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 7 number.. 70 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 191 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 128 142 acres.. 103 555 84 571 bushels.. 3 580 569 4 159 943 Barley for grain..............farms.. 97 99 acres.. 21 227 16 560 bushels.. 885 767 912 646 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 341 59 bushels.. 19 216 2 046 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 20 57 silage.......................farms.. 1 962 4 455 acres.. 5 942 8 076 tons, dry.. 0 0 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 5 4 Land in orchards..............farms.. 22 27 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. .