1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WHEELER COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 145 130 Land in farms ..................acres.. 728 131 766 422 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 022 5 896 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 006 613 711 692 Average per acre .........dollars.. 185 125 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 275 44 432 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 21 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 120 119 acres.. 43 933 49 904 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 76 94 acres.. 10 743 17 161 Irrigated land .................farms.. 82 78 acres.. 7 385 7 598 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 485 5 832 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 726 44 863 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 453 1 150 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 032 4 682 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 14 $100,000 or more .................... 16 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 944 5 124 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 991 39 414 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 145 130 $1,000.. 741 325 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 110 2 500 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 93 86 Other ............................... 52 44 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 67 59 200 days or more ................... 34 26 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 113 100 number.. 21 274 20 915 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 87 number.. 12 530 11 411 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 13 number.. 81 22 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 109 97 number.. 12 905 9 724 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 6 number.. 175 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 6 number.. 354 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 19 number.. 625 2 554 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 23 number.. 306 382 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 10 acres.. 1 292 4 919 bushels.. (D) 167 250 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 455 bushels.. (D) 26 416 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 72 86 silage.......................farms.. 9 466 11 938 acres.. 15 230 28 153 tons, dry.. 1 2 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (D) acres.. 4 13 Land in orchards..............farms.. 27 24 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. .