1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 751 767 Land in farms ..................acres.. 473 316 443 198 Average size of farm .......acres.. 630 578 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 317 302 248 243 Average per acre .........dollars.. 501 466 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 895 43 775 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 89 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 216 199 50 to 179 acres ..................... 154 161 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 96 112 Total cropland .................farms.. 640 694 acres.. 144 018 172 395 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 547 605 acres.. 89 011 94 581 Irrigated land .................farms.. 307 317 acres.. 49 052 45 805 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 422 45 863 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 814 59 796 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 879 17 674 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 543 28 190 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 267 244 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 107 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 78 $100,000 or more .................... 81 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 501 36 705 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 266 47 918 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 751 766 $1,000.. 7 596 7 855 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 114 10 255 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 322 368 Other ............................... 429 399 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 460 466 200 days or more ................... 330 303 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 426 415 number.. 51 380 52 957 Beef cows ..................farms.. 360 342 number.. 20 149 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 27 number.. 36 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 405 416 number.. 47 842 50 020 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 34 number.. 4 600 4 294 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 28 number.. 6 296 6 793 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 54 number.. 1 949 3 391 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 57 80 number.. 1 349 2 310 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 184 226 acres.. 36 790 32 458 bushels.. 2 327 207 2 269 177 Barley for grain..............farms.. 109 178 acres.. 9 705 14 000 bushels.. 542 725 957 637 Oats for grain................farms.. 27 34 acres.. 549 902 bushels.. 36 509 59 913 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 439 492 silage.......................farms.. 31 967 33 670 acres.. 66 762 79 967 tons, dry.. 9 5 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 35 2 acres.. 49 52 Land in orchards..............farms.. 801 904 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. .