Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
35,439 
7 
54 
367 
1,408 
percent 
100.0 
(Z) 
0.2 
1.0 
4.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
16,301,578 
(D) 
185,839 
1,917,713 
5,321,048 
Average size of farm 
acres 
460 
(D) 
3,441 
5,225 
3,779 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
35,439 
7 
54 
367 
1,408 
$1,000 
30,676,469 
46,764 
815,664 
3,524,044 
8,289,315 
Average per farm 
dollars 
865,613 
6,680,517 
15,104,881 
9,602,301 
5,887,298 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,882 
1,241 
4,389 
1,838 
1,558 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,197,391 
37,542 
157,234 
572,486 
1,219,329 
percent 
100.0 
1.2 
4.9 
17.9 
38.1 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
4,690,420 
(D) 
172,106 
794,515 
2,150,346 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
2,966,351 
(D) 
162,221 
685,885 
1 ,588,338 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
9,657,422 
(D) 
4,900 
1,064,691 
2,890,254 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
4,883,674 
504,699 
1,224,411 
2,444,686 
3,662,764 
Average per farm 
dollars 
137,805 
72,099,842 
22,674,278 
6,661,270 
2,601,395 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,479 
1 
24 
173 
674 
$1,000 
570,142 
(D) 
44,039 
156,108 
385,445 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,015 
2 
18 
108 
348 
$1,000 
492,143 
(D) 
170,834 
325,701 
436,422 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
4,280 
8 
64 
268 
$1,000 
517,166 
- 
(D) 
152,217 
304,878 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
3,180 
- 
6 
45 
182 
$1,000 
330,012 
- 
(D) 
72,066 
170,195 
Berries 
farms 
1,471 
- 
4 
37 
142 
$1,000 
187,153 
- 
12,057 
80,151 
134,683 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
2,308 
1 
17 
86 
227 
$1,000 
756,491 
(D) 
302,081 
539,078 
652,416 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
1,250 
- 
4 
20 
44 
$1,000 
107,803 
- 
(D) 
71,659 
83,535 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
1,202 
- 
4 
19 
42 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
65 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,905 
1 
21 
170 
670 
$1,000 
803,688 
(D) 
86,764 
311,252 
560,950 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1 1 ,638 
4 
17 
119 
496 
$1,000 
894,485 
(D) 
249,406 
387,617 
595,014 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
360 
2 
11 
52 
134 
$1,000 
519,790 
(D) 
230,014 
387,470 
484,229 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
1,172 
1 
2 
10 
$1,000 
3,195 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
18 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair. 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
2,982 
- 
- 
8 
40 
$1,000 
31,597 
- 
- 
(D) 
10,997 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
1,807 
- 
- 
12 
42 
$1,000 
13,395 
- 
- 
127 
498 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,543 
- 
6 
15 
45 
$1,000 
127,481 
- 
80,737 
106,935 
121,775 
Aquaculture 
farms 
86 
- 
- 
- 
10 
$1,000 
22,490 
- 
- 
- 
12,590 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,140 
- 
- 
3 
18 
$1,000 
23,808 
- 
- 
(D) 
13,996 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
554 
1 
10 
38 
94 
$1,000 
194,356 
(D) 
49,882 
127,954 
167,852 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
849 
- 
- 
44 
220 
$1,000 
74,943 
- 
- 
19,307 
51,186 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
35,439 
7 
54 
367 
1,408 
$1,000 
4,389,377 
428,656 
979,270 
1 ,971 ,200 
2,973,385 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
16,181 
3 
45 
313 
1,170 
$1,000 
323,200 
11,417 
45,960 
135,782 
230,603 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
17,614 
3 
47 
323 
1,226 
$1,000 
224,851 
(D) 
35,994 
96,728 
161,766 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
10,191 
4 
16 
96 
411 
$1,000 
293,739 
(D) 
120,891 
168,455 
229,310 
Feed purchased 
farms 
21,341 
4 
21 
145 
582 
$1,000 
628,524 
146,011 
222,983 
357,122 
474,447 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
33,439 
7 
54 
367 
1,408 
$1,000 
232,078 
7,334 
27,181 
70,532 
131,419 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
23,168 
7 
54 
367 
1,407 
$1,000 
151,809 
10,734 
27,692 
59,974 
89,257 
FHired farm labor 
farms 
10,768 
7 
53 
364 
1,355 
$1,000 
836,191 
36,894 
191,624 
418,353 
618,252 
Interest expense 
farms 
10,941 
7 
47 
310 
1,116 
$1,000 
205,853 
7,003 
16,589 
55,272 
91,672 
Government payments 
farms 
5,347 
- 
19 
184 
801 
$1,000 
85,840 
- 
840 
6,479 
28,012 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
14,351 
4 
17 
126 
517 
number 
1 ,297,945 
119,545 
159,683 
360,901 
657,019 
Milk cows 
farms 
686 
2 
11 
52 
138 
number 
125,767 
(D) 
53,224 
90,572 
115,596 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
1,124 
- 
1 
9 
number 
12,693 
- 
- 
(D) 
85 
40 Oregon 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
