Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
5,774 
4,386 
3,820 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
2,420,907 
2,736,464 
2,877,868 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
487 
270 
403 
196 
156 
208 
225 
326 
number 
22,789,036 
24,625,417 
17,296,520 
19,046,578 
18,966,576 
18,921,442 
14,244,387 
14,422,115 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
425 
248 
178 
262 
244 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
53,359 
35,271 
19,308 
27,879 
27,029 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
10,951,598 
7,008,419 
3,097,418 
5,262,315 
5,132,811 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
283 
247 
335 
370 
360 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
33,955 
25,386 
25,377 
23,120 
21,592 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
883,577 
633,222 
590,650 
575,571 
534,454 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,968 
1,406 
1,823 
2,698 
2,531 
3,025 
3,890 
4,763 
acres 
906,013 
855,052 
837,251 
932,435 
882,862 
924,855 
838,849 
1,179,942 
bushels 
57,512,480 
43,969,219 
34,080,499 
57,614,403 
54,694,903 
46,527,762 
51,875,186 
58,924,228 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,653 
1,151 
1,566 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
782,209 
736,558 
711,909 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
49,663,688 
38,177,598 
29,537,602 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Durum wheat for grain 
farms 
7 
5 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
907 
165 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
57,699 
13,380 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
648 
525 
585 
813 
786 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
122,897 
118,329 
125,342 
121,016 
117,363 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
7,791,093 
5,778,241 
4,542,897 
6,575,557 
6,401,636 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
271 
259 
425 
605 
570 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
18,899 
17,958 
29,968 
31,884 
30,173 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
1,646,734 
1,417,220 
2,495,654 
2,903,622 
2,742,017 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
335 
339 
397 
782 
750 
1,096 
1,805 
2,366 
acres 
53,898 
53,216 
63,116 
115,712 
109,108 
127,185 
186,504 
250,291 
bushels 
3,898,375 
2,798,280 
3,408,683 
7,924,337 
7,568,675 
7,787,057 
12,272,482 
14,313,160 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
1 
3 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
87 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
(D) 
8,189 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4 
2 
2 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
565 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
63 
(D) 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
999 
(D) 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
116 
49 
79 
109 
101 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
10,742 
7,559 
8,478 
8,944 
8,081 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
263,968 
149,465 
144,260 
172,426 
161,643 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
12,193 
12,590 
12,697 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,005,036 
1 ,038,735 
1,110,395 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
2,792,123 
3,129,873 
3,307,921 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
9 
13 
4 
9 
9 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
830 
611 
13 
(D) 
34 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
1,008,500 
427,968 
(D) 
(D) 
31,800 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
75 
73 
101 
173 
167 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
11,731 
1 1 ,232 
11,313 
19,568 
19,126 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
405,718 
346,233 
313,222 
539,277 
526,585 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) ' 
farms 
1,889 
1,519 
1,708 
1,553 
1,432 
1,509 
1,529 
1,554 
acres 
148,915 
149,665 
121,338 
159,081 
155,242 
147,616 
142,236 
134,814 
Potatoes 
farms 
616 
345 
278 
369 
342 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
41,667 
36,361 
47,828 
59,178 
57,653 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
9 
(D) 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
3,594 
4,004 
4,109 
4,350 
3,869 
4,200 
4,410 
4,709 
acres 
98,211 
99,614 
96,243 
103,117 
96,270 
96,166 
91,101 
86,742 
' Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
^ Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
® Data for 1 982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
^ Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Oregon 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
