1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 441 1 453 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 466 580 1 451 108 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 018 999 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 490 907 468 016 Average per acre .........dollars.. 483 447 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 374 67 453 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 330 327 10 to 49 acres ...................... 398 405 50 to 179 acres ..................... 199 161 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 300 322 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 190 1 264 acres.. 708 209 738 377 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 935 1 042 acres.. 381 564 372 197 Irrigated land .................farms.. 919 940 acres.. 116 001 111 657 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 186 690 168 617 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 556 116 048 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 129 437 105 851 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 253 62 766 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 343 395 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 187 164 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 176 157 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 193 183 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 124 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 111 147 $100,000 or more .................... 307 300 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 158 390 140 612 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 917 96 707 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 441 1 454 $1,000.. 29 045 27 692 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 156 19 045 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 805 850 Other ............................... 636 603 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 777 757 200 days or more ................... 489 495 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 675 664 number.. 76 730 86 246 Beef cows ..................farms.. 508 538 number.. 31 998 34 777 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 65 number.. 436 866 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 653 678 number.. 65 988 74 108 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 75 number.. 1 246 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 67 number.. 1 833 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 112 101 number.. 29 233 24 739 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 69 86 number.. 1 327 1 857 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 397 449 acres.. 268 523 227 108 bushels.. 13 626 966 16 029 120 Barley for grain..............farms.. 130 283 acres.. 12 134 34 130 bushels.. 552 070 2 359 603 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 18 acres.. 111 1 371 bushels.. 11 315 96 788 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 366 488 silage.......................farms.. 26 724 38 668 acres.. 110 734 155 555 tons, dry.. 116 119 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 744 35 881 acres.. 221 244 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 079 4 853 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. .