1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YAMHILL COUNTY, OREGON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 691 1 648 Land in farms ..................acres.. 179 787 185 919 Average size of farm .......acres.. 106 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 294 376 230 670 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 749 2 100 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 496 30 571 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 318 257 10 to 49 acres ...................... 759 789 50 to 179 acres ..................... 374 352 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 164 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 453 1 444 acres.. 125 011 128 600 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 193 1 229 acres.. 94 360 89 041 Irrigated land .................farms.. 397 338 acres.. 21 441 18 765 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 123 633 82 548 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 112 50 090 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 90 343 52 363 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 290 30 185 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 740 700 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 242 299 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 192 179 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 173 192 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 70 $100,000 or more .................... 162 143 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 96 725 67 595 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 200 41 016 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 691 1 648 $1,000.. 26 790 15 012 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 843 9 109 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 668 658 Other ............................... 1 023 990 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 102 1 072 200 days or more ................... 800 785 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 702 735 number.. 25 087 23 950 Beef cows ..................farms.. 480 493 number.. 4 820 5 446 Milk cows ..................farms.. 65 67 number.. 6 719 5 310 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 621 720 number.. 12 147 11 211 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 101 60 number.. 10 668 10 034 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 113 70 number.. 16 464 17 031 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 192 206 number.. 11 029 9 198 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 116 156 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 19 number.. 1 896 391 1 882 529 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 233 285 acres.. 25 983 27 102 bushels.. 1 910 879 1 862 559 Barley for grain..............farms.. 31 36 acres.. 980 1 050 bushels.. 48 750 64 090 Oats for grain................farms.. 113 149 acres.. 4 575 5 364 bushels.. 334 340 295 278 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 523 616 silage.......................farms.. 18 319 20 771 acres.. 44 947 48 922 tons, dry.. 85 75 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 511 6 959 acres.. 542 539 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 549 10 839 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. .