1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 627 1 724 Land in farms ..................acres.. 139 820 150 103 Average size of farm .......acres.. 86 87 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 388 474 259 534 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 606 2 861 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 159 32 370 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 493 409 10 to 49 acres ...................... 667 741 50 to 179 acres ..................... 303 383 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 448 1 573 acres.. 104 793 112 126 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 268 1 372 acres.. 84 825 81 402 Irrigated land .................farms.. 581 568 acres.. 22 964 22 194 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 127 539 95 867 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 389 55 607 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 111 709 79 347 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 830 16 520 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 674 670 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 220 295 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 187 205 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 185 204 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 89 $100,000 or more .................... 182 163 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 103 643 69 909 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 780 40 551 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 625 1 724 $1,000.. 24 633 26 691 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 159 15 482 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 647 741 Other ............................... 980 983 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 012 1 049 200 days or more ................... 695 741 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 540 671 number.. 17 060 18 409 Beef cows ..................farms.. 353 442 number.. 3 303 3 825 Milk cows ..................farms.. 56 70 number.. 4 615 5 027 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 445 605 number.. 6 759 8 968 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 66 62 number.. 6 594 9 699 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 77 number.. 10 438 15 344 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 104 101 number.. 1 829 2 918 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 113 143 number.. 3 918 5 041 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 14 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 225 301 acres.. 24 743 20 084 bushels.. 2 109 209 1 465 342 Barley for grain..............farms.. 34 39 acres.. 1 149 876 bushels.. 51 686 41 145 Oats for grain................farms.. 155 210 acres.. 8 060 8 340 bushels.. 597 740 595 206 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 468 644 silage.......................farms.. 15 742 18 955 acres.. 40 967 47 846 tons, dry.. 123 131 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 563 5 942 acres.. 487 542 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 372 9 251 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. .