1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 459 455 Land in farms ..................acres.. 694 304 675 946 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 513 1 486 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 478 391 448 811 Average per acre .........dollars.. 350 301 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 401 51 382 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 75 86 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 118 131 Total cropland .................farms.. 364 372 acres.. 101 251 118 522 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 267 285 acres.. 53 711 55 850 Irrigated land .................farms.. 312 304 acres.. 45 205 43 895 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 679 23 269 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 481 51 140 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 760 5 950 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 919 17 319 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 44 $100,000 or more .................... 73 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 870 20 218 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 826 44 434 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 459 455 $1,000.. 3 415 3 011 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 441 6 618 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 268 263 Other ............................... 191 192 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 233 200 days or more ................... 142 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 326 317 number.. 61 087 58 046 Beef cows ..................farms.. 290 278 number.. 30 892 29 328 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 34 number.. 70 59 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 317 331 number.. 35 355 34 158 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 21 number.. 1 076 1 237 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 21 number.. 1 385 1 652 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 78 69 number.. 3 646 5 571 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 44 number.. 396 946 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 99 acres.. 12 174 13 907 bushels.. 714 284 810 164 Barley for grain..............farms.. 77 104 acres.. 11 615 11 791 bushels.. 830 993 827 798 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 13 acres.. 190 853 bushels.. 14 550 65 329 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 232 255 silage.......................farms.. 30 026 28 125 acres.. 84 233 82 618 tons, dry.. 6 1 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 68 (D) acres.. 6 6 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 10 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. .