1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 338 360 Land in farms ..................acres.. 39 559 39 913 Average size of farm .......acres.. 117 111 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 354 124 265 919 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 990 2 448 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 231 54 607 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 155 188 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 247 263 acres.. 23 676 23 448 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 113 106 acres.. 6 348 4 783 Irrigated land .................farms.. 90 72 acres.. 6 536 4 104 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 663 50 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 352 140 225 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 353 293 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 63 310 50 188 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 26 $100,000 or more .................... 165 169 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 244 38 273 Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 569 106 315 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 338 360 $1,000.. 10 340 13 876 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 593 38 544 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 256 259 Other ............................... 82 101 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 116 200 days or more ................... 72 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 299 331 number.. 44 265 40 000 Beef cows ..................farms.. 96 114 number.. 1 023 1 115 Milk cows ..................farms.. 188 208 number.. 25 580 22 098 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 290 323 number.. 16 669 14 432 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 17 number.. 72 150 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 15 number.. 58 177 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 16 number.. 106 315 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 26 number.. (D) 499 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 98 95 silage.......................farms.. 6 471 5 080 acres.. 17 351 (D) tons, dry.. 1 1 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (D) acres.. 1 1 Land in orchards..............farms.. (D) (D) 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. .