1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASCO COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 456 487 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 152 965 1 172 745 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 528 2 408 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 971 253 702 998 Average per acre .........dollars.. 355 297 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 850 58 126 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 124 134 Total cropland .................farms.. 409 425 acres.. 236 435 256 869 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 334 374 acres.. 96 959 90 685 Irrigated land .................farms.. 277 306 acres.. 24 311 25 195 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 743 37 654 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 891 77 319 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 445 31 009 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 298 6 645 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 63 $100,000 or more .................... 123 99 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 721 27 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 335 56 808 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 456 487 $1,000.. 12 305 9 351 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 984 19 200 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 264 304 Other ............................... 192 183 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 250 239 200 days or more ................... 152 148 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 230 266 number.. 32 567 28 433 Beef cows ..................farms.. 202 232 number.. 16 979 16 235 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 15 number.. 25 24 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 227 260 number.. 17 009 15 040 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 29 number.. 1 601 2 656 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 29 number.. 2 630 3 256 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 18 number.. 611 549 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 41 number.. 827 1 052 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 78 140 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 109 135 acres.. 75 331 60 668 bushels.. 3 244 203 3 160 220 Barley for grain..............farms.. 33 76 acres.. 3 668 9 439 bushels.. 163 674 531 857 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 7 acres.. 173 220 bushels.. 8 602 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 162 206 silage.......................farms.. 10 530 12 501 acres.. 25 493 34 099 tons, dry.. 4 5 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) 7 acres.. 125 139 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 166 7 368 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. .