Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oregon 
Baker 
Benton 
Clackamas 
Clatsop 
Columbia 
Coos 
Farms 
number 
35,439 
645 
886 
3,745 
199 
751 
654 
Land in farms 
acres 
16,301,578 
710,789 
123,975 
162,667 
16,382 
56,668 
157,496 
Average size of farm 
acres 
460 
1,102 
140 
43 
82 
75 
241 
Median size of farm 
acres 
28 
140 
20 
15 
40 
25 
66 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
865,613 
1,117,372 
830,059 
585,754 
456,737 
414,475 
776,686 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,882 
1,014 
5,932 
13,486 
5,548 
5,493 
3,225 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,197,391 
76,540 
61,016 
200,632 
10,734 
31,141 
39,863 
Average per farm 
dollars 
90,222 
118,666 
68,867 
53,573 
53,938 
41,466 
60,953 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
9,119 
69 
299 
1,410 
32 
185 
84 
1 0 to 49 acres 
12,663 
131 
334 
1,638 
78 
340 
187 
50 to 1 79 acres 
6,932 
158 
139 
544 
69 
171 
213 
1 80 to 499 acres 
2,978 
102 
64 
110 
15 
37 
108 
500 to 999 acres 
1,389 
60 
29 
36 
4 
13 
29 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2,358 
125 
21 
7 
1 
5 
33 
Total cropland 
farms 
23,829 
463 
552 
2,541 
124 
468 
405 
acres 
4,690,420 
107,531 
68,197 
84,022 
5,318 
18,048 
20,938 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
21,316 
404 
499 
2,375 
107 
445 
378 
acres 
2,966,351 
82,258 
63,178 
72,975 
4,030 
16,276 
13,719 
Irrigated land 
farms 
14,975 
481 
260 
919 
34 
83 
245 
acres 
1,629,735 
100,898 
11,271 
22,150 
688 
1,885 
11,231 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
4,883,674 
93,256 
103,305 
325,190 
11,544 
39,362 
50,370 
Average per farm 
dollars 
137,805 
144,582 
116,597 
86,833 
58,008 
52,413 
77,018 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
3,247,432 
46,089 
80,825 
249,520 
1,420 
(D) 
10,805 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,636,242 
47,167 
22,480 
75,670 
10,124 
(D) 
39,566 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
14,260 
190 
381 
1,780 
87 
382 
179 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,468 
52 
130 
502 
36 
122 
105 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,096 
66 
122 
433 
32 
115 
85 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,011 
85 
90 
399 
22 
85 
95 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,217 
55 
33 
222 
7 
25 
78 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,741 
58 
38 
143 
3 
10 
32 
$100,000 or more 
4,646 
139 
92 
266 
12 
12 
80 
Government payments 
farms 
5,347 
166 
57 
143 
12 
31 
70 
$1,000 
85,840 
1,883 
486 
607 
50 
232 
678 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,763 
248 
272 
998 
51 
165 
241 
$1,000 
233,339 
3,297 
5,924 
14,860 
217 
2,648 
5,698 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
4,389,377 
82,686 
89,265 
282,207 
8,431 
45,404 
46,386 
Average per farm 
dollars 
123,857 
128,195 
100,751 
75,356 
42,367 
60,458 
70,927 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
35,439 
645 
886 
3,745 
199 
751 
654 
$1,000 
813,476 
15,750 
20,449 
58,451 
3,379 
-3,162 
10,360 
Average per farm 
dollars 
22,954 
24,418 
23,080 
15,608 
16,980 
-4,210 
15,841 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
1 7,684 
390 
410 
1,539 
91 
343 
372 
Other 
number 
17,755 
255 
476 
2,206 
108 
408 
282 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
21,259 
389 
490 
2,438 
130 
461 
371 
200 days or more 
number 
12,767 
193 
307 
1,615 
58 
249 
210 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
14,351 
352 
276 
1,254 
107 
380 
383 
number 
1 ,297,945 
71,187 
18,681 
22,624 
4,086 
1 1 ,520 
27,846 
Beef cows 
farms 
11,557 
296 
202 
986 
94 
343 
316 
number 
504,279 
40,584 
2,054 
8,819 
(D) 
4,258 
9,079 
Milk cows 
farms 
686 
9 
13 
35 
5 
8 
25 
number 
125,767 
25 
1,700 
2,323 
(D) 
29 
3,420 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1 1 ,638 
327 
206 
949 
79 
301 
318 
number 
879,251 
45,633 
16,645 
11,015 
2,173 
4,719 
21,725 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,124 
26 
34 
104 
9 
25 
4 
number 
12,693 
157 
469 
779 
36 
271 
15 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,172 
19 
39 
124 
8 
32 
16 
number 
23,063 
416 
708 
1,024 
129 
269 
218 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2,753 
40 
127 
267 
27 
39 
78 
number 
214,613 
4,269 
3,521 
4,897 
781 
1,728 
12,399 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
5,774 
72 
181 
683 
41 
125 
100 
number 
2,420,907 
1,641 
6,376 
(D) 
642 
2,448 
1,949 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
487 
6 
20 
79 
5 
23 
4 
number 
22,789,036 
216 
(D) 
2,918,745 
188 
698 
121 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
425 
4 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
53,359 
(D) 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
10,951,598 
(D) 
- 
601 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
283 
13 
2 
15 
- 
1 
3 
acres 
33,955 
870 
(D) 
594 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
tons 
883,577 
16,130 
(D) 
7,969 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,968 
47 
27 
54 
- 
7 
acres 
906,013 
14,712 
6,002 
4,352 
- 
279 
- 
bushels 
57,512,480 
1 ,242,963 
630,755 
353,001 
- 
19,033 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,653 
28 
26 
40 
- 
7 
- 
acres 
782,209 
7,793 
5,838 
3,400 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
49,663,688 
647,985 
617,603 
295,210 
- 
(D) 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
648 
32 
5 
25 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
122,897 
(D) 
164 
952 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
7,791,093 
(D) 
13,152 
57,791 
- 
(D) 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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