Oregon's
First Century of Farming
A Statistical Record of Achievements
and Adjustments in Oregon Agriculture
1859- 1958
Federal Cooperative Extension Service
Oregon State College
Corvallis
OREGON'S FIRST CENTURY OF FARMING
A Statistical flecord
of Agricultural Achievinent and
Adjustment
Federal Cooperative Extension Service
Oregon State College
Corvallis
Preface
One hundred years ago, Oregon was an
undeveloped area; today Oregon is a developing area.
A short century ago, there were few
people, few farms, some mills, no factories here; but there were fertile valleys,
productive plateaus, clear streams, fish,
furs, forests, fresh air, and favorable
climate.
Now, nearly 2 million people call
Oregon home; and the number is continually increasing. The valleys and
plateaus are divided into more than
50,000 farms. The countryside is dotted
with cities and towns, churches and
schools, airports and seaports, railroads
and highways. There are numerous other
evidences of a developing economy and a
progressive society.
Through this first hundred years,
Oregon farmers and their families have
played important and Influential roles.
Oregon farms have not only produced much
of the food used by the people in the
state; they have also produced an
abundance for sale elsewhere that has
brought billions of dollars into Oregon
from other states and other nations. Until recently surpassed by forest products,
agriculture was the primary source of income for Oregon people.
In addition,
Oregon farms have provided many of the
men and women who have guided, conducted,
and performed much of the work off-farm
in construction, in factories, in forests,
In education, in government and in many
other lines of endeavor. They have done
much to make the state what it Is today.
The main purpose of this publication
is to bring together in one place, for
convenient reference, significant figures
showing growth and change in Oregon
agriculture during this first century of
development. The record presented in
narrative, chart, and tabular form gives
the hard facts for all to see.
The statistical portions are from
the official records of the Oregon Crop
and Livestock Reporting Service and the
United States Census of Agriculture.
References to the early develojment of
agriculture are based on various
treatises of early Oregon history, conversations with pioneer Oregon farmers,
and records of private industry.
Original research for this publication was done by Charles M. Long
while a student at Oregon State College
and a trainee with the Agricultural
Marketing Service. His work was done
under the immediate supervision of H. F.
Prindle, agricultural statisttciati,
Elvera Horrell and M. D.
A. M. S.
Thomas, Extension agricultural economists, organized the material for publication.
In total, this document reflects
cooperative efforts of the Oregon Crop
and Livestock Reporting Service, R. B.
Hile, agricultural statistician in
dharge, and the Federal Cooperative
Extension Service, Oregon State
College.
F. L. Ballard
Associate Director
Extension Service
December 1959
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page Number
Table
Text
Agricultural Development
Early Settlement
Mechanizing and Modernizing
1
2
314.
Crops
7
35
Grains and Hay
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Corn
Rye
Hay
13
13
14.6
Seeds
1)-I-
--
Alfalfa
Red Clover
Alsike Clover
Common ryegrass
Perennial ryegrass
Tall Fescue
Chewings Fescue
Creeping Red Fescue
8
--
8
36
10
11
12
38
15
15
15
li-O
14-2
53
511
55
16
flentgrass
Vetches
Other Seeds
Other Field Crops
Potatoes
Sugarbeet s
Hops
Peppermint
Flax
Minor field crops
Vegetables
Snap Beans
Sweet Corn
Green Peas
Onions
Other vegetables
Small fruits
Strawberries
Red Raspberries
Black Raspberries
Loganberries
16
57
16
16
17
17
17
17
58
59
60
61
62
61.i
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18
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19
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69
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20
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22
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73
711.
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23
23
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23
Boysen an youngberries
Tame blackberries
Cranberries
Other small fruits
23
23
23
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77
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77
77
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Table
Text
Crops (continued.)
23
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Apples
Pears
Peaches
Prunes
Cherries
rilberts
211.
211.
214.
25
25
25
Waltiuts
Other tree fruits and nuts
Nursery and Greenhouse Products
Livestock and Livestock Products
Dairy cattle and dairy products
Beef cattle
Sheep
Hogs
ChickenS
Thrkeys
Horses and mules
Goats
Fur-bearers
Bees
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26
26
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81
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86
87
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100
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96
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92
Oregon Agriculture's Achievements and Adjustments
In Its First Century
Agricultural Development
Early Settlement
The first agricultural activity by
white men in Oregon dates back to 1795
That was the year Captain Bishop saLLed
the Ruby into the Columbia. It was one
of the first ships to enter the river.
Captain Bishop planted vegetables along
its banks but did not stay to cultivate
his garden. Later, he returned and observed that the plantings were doing as
well as could be expected. Thia small
uncultivated garden plot is believed to
be the first planting of crops by the
white man in what is now the state of
Oregon.
Nathan Winship and his crew of the
Albatross planted vegetables along the
lower Columbia River bottoms in 1810.
They cultivated their crops only to
have high water destroy the plantings.
A year later the Astor Expedition
brought hogs and sheep to Fort Astoria.
Gabrielle Franchere of that group assumed the responsibility for planting
vegetables -- their first crops. The
harvest of 1811 was discouraging, although potatoes, radishes, and turnips
were harvested. One of the turnips
measured 33 inches in circumference and
weighed over 15 pounds.
The 12 potatoes
planted in 18ll yielded 190 potatoes.
Etinne Lucier, an employee of the
Hudson's Bay Company, established the
first farm in the Willamette Valley in
1828. Lucier's farm was located on the
east side of the Willamette River near
where Portland was founded in 18)i5.
Other employees of the company soon followed Lucier's example and established
farms in the Willamette Valley from
Scappoose to French Prairie, now a part
of Marion County. These men were not
independent farmers. The Hudson's Bay
Company furnished them with seed and
supplies in return for part of the crop.
Ewing Young, who established his farm in
1835 in the Chehalern Valley, was the first
independent American farmer in Oregon.
The migration of settlers, by wagon
trains and sailing ships, followed these
early developments and the number of
farmers increased rapidly. This started the transition from forest to farms
and factories. The early residents of
Oregon were mostly farmers and fur trappers located along the Willamette, Umpqua, and Rogue rivers of western Oregon.
These valleys were settled before the
coast and the vast region east of the
Cascade mountains. Although the populatiori has increased and spread to
other areas of the state, the greatest
concentration of the population remains
in western Oregon.
The first population census of what
is now Oregon showed 12,093 people in
1850 all living in rural areas. People
began to form towns of considerable
size by 1860, but nearly 95% of the
population was still classified as
rural.1-! By 1900 the population of
the state totaled 11-13,536. Of these,
were living in rural areas. The
number of persons living in urban
areas continued to rise until 1920 when
urban population represented nearly half
of the total population. This proportion between urban and rural population
has held fairly stable since that time,
although the portion on-farms has declined. Estimated total population in
1958 was 1,773,000 -- more than four
times as many as in 1900.
6.
Thural population refers to residents
living in areas of less than 2,500 population.
Thous.
Tb o us.
Oregon Population
1500
- 1500
1200-
-1200
900
Total-
900-
600-
600
300-
300
'-on farms
1860
1880
1900
1920
1940
1960
purchased from the fur company. The
first grafted fruit trees arrived with
Henderson Luelling and his "traveling
nursery" in l8)i-7. Luelling and William
Meek established a nursery at Milwaukie
where the first grafted trees produced
fruit.
Farm numbers in the state grew to a
peak of nearly 65,000 y 1935, moved up
and down in a narrow range for the next
10 years, then started a steady decline.
By 1958, Oregon's farms totaled only
511,000.
The first farm animals, hogs, and
sheep, came to Oregon on the Tonquin
with the Astor Expedition in 1811.
The early pioneer farmers had very
little livestock. The first cattle
were brought to Oregon in 1835 by the
Hudson' s Bay Company. The fur company
rented these few milk cows to the settlers. The farmers couldn't purchase
these animals or keep any of their
calves. As a result of this monopoly,
the Willamette Cattle Company was formed in 1838 to import cattle for the
farmers. The company purchased Mexican
cattle in California and drove them to
the Willamette Valley. The success of
the cattle cQmpany prompted Jacob P.
Lease to drive a large herd of sheep
from California in 1839.
Following the success of the early
farmers the develojirient of related in-
dustries came rapidly. Flour mills,
flax plants, and other processing
plants were soon established to meet
the demand of the early farmers. In
1857 Joseph Watt was instrumental in
building the Willamette Woolen Mills
in Salem, the first on the Pacific
Coast.
Modernizing and Mechanizing
Oregon farms were large during the
pioneer period, due to the free land
available. The early settlers were
faced with the task of clearing forests
from much of the land before farming
could begin. In 1850 the average size
of farm was 372 acres, but decreased to
260 acres by 1880. The average size of
farm fluctuated between 250 and 300
The first fruit trees in Oregon
were planted on French Prairie farms
Joseph Gervais planted
in the 1830's.
the first orchard with seedling trees
2
1900,
acres from 1890 to 1930, dropped to
and. then increased to 387
acres by 1951-i-. The increase over the
past two decades has been largely the
result of the technological revolution
on the farm -- the substitution of
machines and modern know-how for muscle, both horse and human.
farms increased rapidly until
Tothi land. in Oregon farms has increased continuously since 1850, when
)-i-32,808 acres were in farms. Land in
The increase in the late l9)-l-0's and
early l95Os was due largely to recla-
268 in 1935,
Thous.
when overtenmillion acres were farmed. Since 1900 acreage has more than
doubled with 21 million acres in farms
by 1951l. The great increase during
the nineteenth century and the early
part of the twentieth century was due
to settling the more available agricultural land areas in the state.
mation.
Thous.
Farms in Oregon
60-
60
50-
50
4030
-40
-30
20-
-20
l0
I0
1860
Acres
1880
1900
1940
1920
1960
Acres
Size of Oregon Farms
,, V
360
p.,'
300
240
4
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4
180
120
60
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1880
1900
V.:
p.,
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-
180
-120
p..,
rq4
1860
p..
-360
-300
-240
1920
I
F.,
'S.
1940
1954
60
Mu.
Acres
Land in Farms
1860
1880
$920
$900
duces enough food and fiber for 2k-i-
people - - about six times more than in
1850.
$900
1910
$920
$960
The productivity of Oregonts farm
land has increased considerably with
the development of irrigation. Irrigation dates to 1852 when Jacob Wagner,
of Talent, Oregon, in Jackson County,
diverted water from a creek to irrigate
his vegetable garden. Large irrigation
projects in eastern and central Oregon
have reclaimed land which previously
was unsuited for agricultural production. More recently western Oregon
Improved technolor has enabled fewer farmers to feed more people in Oregon and elsewhere. In 1850 there were
11 residents for each farm in Oregon;
in 1910 there were 15 residents for
each farm; and in 1958 there were 33
state residents for each farm. The
average U. S. farm worker today pro-
$890
$940
$930
14.
1940
$950 1954
farmers hxe developed a network of
sprinkler irrigation systems, which
has increased the productivity of their
holdings. In 1889, 12% of the farms in
Oregon were irrigated. By 195)4., the
number of farms with irrigation represented 36% of all farms, with a total
of
l,1l9O,366
acres irrigated..
Early settlers tilled small acreages with crude, home-made implements
drawn by oxen; packed water from a
nearby stream; had a kerosene lamp as
a source qf light; and used horse-drawn
vehicles for transportation. Oxen were
rapidly replaced as work animals by
horses driven from California and. the
East. The improved horse-drawn implements available east of the Rocky Moun-
1920
$954
$920
tains did not arrive in Oregon until
the development of shipping and railroads. Small grain farmers received
most of the improved equipment -- the
reaper, the thresher, and other harvesting equiJuient. The first power
machine used on an Oregon farm was the
steam engine which provided the power
for the stationary thresher. Although
the steam engine was a great aid to
the farmer, several teams of horses
were required to transport the steam
engine and the threshing equipment from
one field or farm to another.
It was not until the early lOO?s
that a self-propelled steam engine was
used to furnish belt power and move
the harvesting equipment. The size
arid, weight of the steam engine limited
the use of its pulling power and it
so
could not be used. to till the soi1
preparation,
was not used in field
planting, or tillage operation. The
gas-powered tractor, which could be
used for most farming operations, had
made its entry on the Oregon farm scene
by 1916. The first tractors were awkward. But development of tractors and
other power equijmient, designed for
greater and more efficient farm use,
resulted in the gradual passing of
work horses from the farm scene.
$954
$920
$954
Tractors were being operated on 6%
of Oregon farms in 1920 while t% of
the operators owned tractors by 195)4.
Power equipment has increased greatly
in size and number on farms in the past
few years, increasing the acreage that
can be farmed by one operator. This
power equipment has also released land
for crop production which was previously used to feed workstock. The motor
truck began to replace the horse and
wagon in the early l9OOs. Although
only 3% of the farms had motor trucks
in 1920, the percentage had increased
to 62% by 1951$..
Automobiles supplied
transportation needs for 11.1% of the
farmers by 1920 and 85% in 19514..
The highly dispersed locations of
farmsteads delayed electricity, telephones, and some other conveniences
enjoyed by city people. Due to distancés from cities and between farmstead's, the cost of deelopirig avail-
able commercial electricity was
enormous
The home power plant,
utilizing,calcium carbide and water
to form aceytelene gas, was developed
to supply light and heat for the farm
home prior to 1900. The home power
plant was developed, for use by farmers,
due to the high cost of obtaining electricity from a central station or from
a carbide light plant. The home power
plant consisted of a generator powered
by a gasoline engine or a storage
battery
The home power plant was very
popular until the Thiml lectrification
Administration enabled farmers to obtain
relatively low cost electricity from
a central saurce.
The James 14. flamblettfarmstead,
located south and wes of flood Iliver,
was the first farm supplied with electricity from a central power station.
lectrical service wa establiehed on
Mr. }Iamblett's farm in July 1906. Only
11% of the farm homes were equipped
with electricity in 1920. This had. increased to 97% by 19511..
rarmers did not receive telephone
service until 1893 when a line was constructed between Portland and Gresham
The
to serve the agricultural area
deve1onentof telephone facilities in
rural areas increased rapidly from 1900
to 1910. By 1920 over half of the farmsteads were equipped with telephones.
This had increased to 76% by 1957. Punning water had been piped into 26% of
the farm homes in 1920, and into 93%
by 19511..
Percentage of Farms in 1920 and 1954
with
ELECTRI In'
TEL EPHONES
71%
1920
1954
1920
1954
Crops
Crops were planted in Oregon before farm animals arrived in any nuniber.
Crop production spread throughout the Willamette Valley and other
sections of the state during the pioneer period
The first acreages of
cultivated crops were necessarily small.
The general forest covering over the
state left only limited areas of clear
land. Early farming was aimed at the
productioii of grain, principally wheat,
with some tree fruits and vegetables
Graiii was the first agricultural commodity marketed commercially. It was
exported to California and foreign markets. During the gold rush, tree
fruits, grains, and vegetables were
shipped to California where they sold
at very high prices
After the gold
rush Oregon continued to export wheat
and other agricultural commodities to
foreign markets, and California has
continued to be a good market for many
Oregon products.
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Cash receipts from livestock remained
higher than crops until l9tl3, when crop
production accounted for 52% of total
cash receipts. Crop production has
continued to make up the largest share
of cash receipts to farmers since that
dateand in 1958 accounted for 56% of
the total cash receipts from farm marketings. During the five-year period
l92I to 1928 cash receipts from crop
production made up 14.8% of the total.
This increased to 6% for the 19514- to
1958 period.
Few states have greater diversity
of agricultural production than Oregon. This was evident as early as
1909 when a variety of fruits, tree
nuts, vegetables, specialty crops (hops,
peppermint, flax, sugar beets, ginseng,
and teasels), grains, seed crops, and
peanuts were grown. In 1958 more than
50 crops were grown commercially in the
state.
Farm Income
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1954-58 Ave.
$ 400614000
400
400
1924-28 Ave.
$ 126, 444000
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200
After the successful importation of
cattle and sheep, the ratio of crops to
livestock enterprises began to equalize.
Livestock numbers continued to increase
until their products were more important sources of income than crops.
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In 1899 the three most important
crops, on the basis of value of production, were wheat, hay, and oats. These
three crops accounted for about twothirds of the value of all crops.
Wheat was still the most important crop
in
1958 and. barley had replaced oats
as the third ranked crop. These three
leading crops accounted for about a
third of the value of the production
of all crops. The drop in percentage
of value represented by these leading
crops indicates the diversification
in crop production that has taken place
While cereal grain and
over the years
hay crops continue to be important, the
production of potatoes, fruits, and
vegetables, seed crops berries, and
nuts have become important cash crops
in Oregon.
Grains and Hay
Cereal grains were important pioneer
crops with wheat being used largely for
flour. The flour which could be spared
from home use was sold to trappers and
to the Hudson's Bay Company, thus becoming the first processed crop for marketing from Oregon farms. Oats and other
feed grains gained importance as livestock numbers increased.
Value of production of grain crops
1-1-3% of the value of all
crops in 1899. In that year wheat was
the most important food grain crop,
of the value of all
representing 2
crops. Oats were the most important
feed crop while barley and corn were
of minor importance. By 1958 the value
of grain crops had dropped to 35% of the
Wheat, accounting
value of all crops
for a little more than a fifth of the
value of all crops in 1958, remains
the most important cash crop.
accounted f or
Wheat: What was one of the first
and most important crops grown by the
pioneer farmers of Oregon. The first
planting was made in 1828 on the farm
of Etinne Lucier. Following Lucier's
successful planting of wheat, other
fur trappers and employees of the fur
company established plantings of wheat
in the Willamette Valley. Prior to
that time, potatoes had been Oregon's
most important crop. They were used
as a flour substitute. Wheat soon becaine a basic pioneer crop, being used
for flour and seed during these early
years by nearly every resident of the
Willarnette Valley.
In 1839 Oregon-grown wheat sold for
around 60 cents per bushel. During the
early years the Hudson's Bay Company provided the only market for Oregon wheat.
Because of a shortage of legal tender,
they often accepted wheat in payment of
promissory notes for seed and other
supplies. The United States governmnent, realizing that the Company might
require legal tender for payment of
notes, made wheat legal tender with a
standard value of $l00 per bushel.
In 1811.11- Oregon produced 100,000 bush-
els of wheat for exportation. Wheat
production in 1811-6 topped 160,000 bushThe crops of i8Lii and i81-5 brought
els.
$1.00 per bushel although the average
price during the 1811-0's was about 62
cents per bushel. Following are some
average prices per bushel received by
farmers for their wheat crops in a few
of the early years: 1867, $.70; 1875,
and 1881, $.88. With
the exceotion of a few years, the price
of Oregon wheat has averaged lower than the U.S. average, but the yield
per acre in Oregon was higher than the
national average in the nineteenth century. During the gold rush in California
the price of wheat jumped as high as $6.00
per bushel, and at one time there were 50
ships in the Columbia river waiting to
load wheat to meet that abnormal demand.
$.87; l8'8, $.92;
ndrew Kilgore planted the first
wheat in eastern Oregon in 1863 on
his Umatilla County farm, marking the
first Oregon wheat produced outside the
Willamette Valley. By 1909 the Columbia basin area exceeded western Oregon
in wheat production. During the late
1870's and early 1880's eastern Oregon's principal disadvantage was the
distance from market with the resulting
high transportation costs. Wheat
shipped to Astoria was handled as much
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Wheat Production
25
25
20
20
15
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1860
1880
$900
as ten times. The coming of the railroad helped eastern Oregon's position in
the production and marketing of wheat
For example this wheat previously had to
travel 15,000 miles to reach the European market, being transported further
than any other wheat in the world
The railroad made it possible to
send wheat to the east coast before shipment to European markets
The opening of the Panama Canal in
August 191)4. shortened the water route
to markets in Europe and east coast
ports, improving the international
trade position of Oregon wheat
Wheat production in Oregon continued to increase in the late 1800's
with the upward trend reaching a peak
in 1901 of nearly 16 1/2 million bushels.
This was followed by a five-year period
of decreased production, with the 1906
harvest bringing only 10 1/2 million
bushels. Wheat production increased
in the nine years from 1907 to 1915.
During this period Oregon exported a
large quantity of wheat. By 1912
Portland was exporting more wheat than
any other port in the United States.
Wheat production has fluctuated quite
widely since 1915. This was due to
weather conditions and to economic fact-
1920
$958
ors introduced by world conflicts.
The general trend, however, has been
upward
The average yield of 36 0 bushels
per acre in 1957 is the highest of
Harvested acreage decreased
record
under the farm program following the
record year of 1953, until 1958 when
an upturn again occurred. Production
has increased since 1955 due mainly to
higher yields, but still below the
record production of over 324. million
bushels in 19524.
Oregon's rank among the states in
wheat production and acreage has
usually varied between lJi-th and 20th
during the past 100 years
Oregon
ranked 16th in production and harvested acreage in 1958
Oregon
ranks high as a producer of soft
wheat and generally has a high rank
in yield per acre for her total wheat
During the record production
crop
years of 1952 and 1953, Oregon ranked
third and fifth, respectively, in
yield per acre while ranking 1)4.th in
production
In 195)4., Umatilla County,
Oregon, ranked eighth in production
among the leading wheat producing
counties of the Nation.
Although oats were grown in
Oregon prior to the migration from
the East, production was minor until
livestock and poultry numbers increased. In l84-9 Oregon produced
5152i4 bushels of oats. Ten years
later this had increased more than
16 fold to 885,673 bushels, due to
the large increase in livestock
numbers. Oats commanded a much
lower price per bushel than wheat,
selling at an average of $.55 in
1875 and .14-1 five years later.
Wheat is the number one cash crop
in Oregon. The 1958 crop was valued
at nearly 5l million, or nearly 22%
of the total crop value. In 1899
vheat accounted for around 2
of the
total value of all crops.
In 1958 nearly 90% of the state's
wheat was produced in eastern Oregon.
The Columbia Basin is the largest wheat
producing region, accounting for 71% of
1958's total production. Uinatilla, the
leading wheat producing county, produced
more than a fourth of the state's crop
in
Oat production increased rapidly
1869, followed
by three years of decreased production due to low yields per acre.
In 1873 production nearly doubled due
to a higher yield per acre and a larger
acreage f or harvest. Production fluctuated between 1873 and 1895. The
trend was upward, however, with over
ten million bushels being produced in
1895. A severe drop in the yield per
acre along with a decrease in harvested acreage made 1896 a very poor year
with a crop of only 1. 1/1.1- million bushels. Since 1897 the production of oats
has fluctuated considerably due mainly
to yield changes. The record crop of
1958.
from the l8i-0's until
Most of the wheat grown in Oregon is
winter varieties, accounting for 90% of
the total in 1958. Since 1900 winter
wheat has accounted for 70 to 90% of
the total.
Oats: Oats, although not as popular
as wheat, were one of Oregont s pioneer
crops. Early farmers produced oats
primarily to feed their livestock. However, it was used by the settlers for
food. in the form of oatmeal. They
"rolled their own" oats until 1875 when
John Mime manufactured the first oatmeal in a mill near Beaverton.
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Oats Production
12
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6
$860
$880
$900
1920
10
$940
$958
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Barley Production
15
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1860
1880
1900
12,388,000 bushels in 19)43 is only
21%
larger than the crop of 1895. A record
yield of )42 bushels per acre was achieved in 1956.
Oregon has not been an important producer of oats. It ranked 17th in 1900
and 19th in 1958. A considerable portion
of Oregon oats is grown with other crops,
principally vetch. About three-fourths
of the oats crop is produced in western
Oregon. Marion, Linu, Polk, Washington,
and Yainhill counties in the Willamette
Valley, and Kiamath County, in southern
Oregon, are the important producers.
Barley: Barley was one of the later
crops to be introduced into Oregon. Being a feed grain, little demand existed
for barley until the increase in livestock and poultry numbers during the
1850's. In 18)49 Oregon produced a few
bushels of barley. However, this increased to 26,000 bushels by 1859.
The next ten-year period brought an increase to over 200,000 bushels. Barley
production increased aJi'nost steadily
from 1870 until 1907 when 3 1/2 million
bushels were produced. Production during the 1909 to 1916 period leveled off
near the two million bushel mark.
1920
1940
1958
Decreasing production characterized
the next six years, reaching a low of'
1.1 million bushels in 1922. The low
production was due to a steadily decreasing harvested acreage. Production decreased for the next two years
followed by a period of fluctuating
production, near ten million bushels,
until 195)4 when production increased
eight million bushels over the previous
year.
Increasing production during 195)4
to 1957 was due to the resumption of
the wheat, acreage allotments in 195)4
which diverted large acreages to the
production of barley. A record crop
of 21.9 million bushels was produced
Production was down a little
in 1957.
in 1958 due both to a lower acreage
and lower yields.
Barley production in Oregon was
evenly divided between western and
eastern Oregon until 19511- when wheat
acreage allotments diverted large acreages from wheat to barley. The eastern
Oregon counties received the bulk of
these diverted acres and by 1957 produced nearly three-fourths of the state
total. The Columbia Basin region,
Corn: Corn for grain has beenof
minor importance in Oregon. Although
corn was one of the pioneer crops, climate did not favor production of available varieties. The first plantings
were harvested for grain. However, during the latter part of the nineteenth
century farmers began to plant corn for
forage and ensilage. As early as 1879
corn for forage represented nearly 17%
of the acreage grown for all purposes.
Corn for forage and ensilage continued
to increase and in 1958 represented
about two-fifths of the total.
center of. wheat production, now produces nearly half of the barley growr
in Oregon. Umatilla County is the
leading producer with a production of
over three million bushels. Morrow,
Klarnath, Gilliam, and Sherman counties
are other laders in barley production.
Barley was the third most important
grain until 19112, when the production
of barley exceeded oats
Oats regained
the number two position for the next
seven years at which time barley production surpassed oats
Barley was the
second most important grain crop in
1958, accounting for nearly a fourth of
the value of the production of all
grains in that year
Comparison of the
value of barley production to the value
Fill. So.
During the ten-year period between
:1850 and. 1860 the production of corn
jumped from 3,000 to 76,000 bushels
Production increased slowly until 1900
Mi!. So.
Corn Production
2
$860
$880
$920
$900
$940
1958
after which the pace picked up a little
until 1923. For the next two years,
production fell more than 700,000 bushThis period was followed by flucels.
tuating production until 1911.2 when a
nine-year decline began. A comparative
low of 1,025,000 bushels in 1950 was
increase in 1951 and
followed by a 2
then two years of decline. Production
of corn more than doubled In the two
years after 1953. By 1958 production
in the state had reached a record high
of over three million bushels.
of production of all crops emphasizes
that barley is becoming increasingly
more important in Oregonts agriculture. In 1899 the value of barley
production accounted for only about 3%
of the value of all crops. A steady
rise until 195)-i- and a large increase
since that year resulted in barley accounting for more than 8% of the total
crop value in 1958. That year Oregon
stood sixth in the nation in barley
production; it had moved up from tenth
place in 1900.
12
Important in upping Oregon's ccrn
production was the widespread use of
hybrid seed. Hybrid varieties were
first planted in commercial quantities
In 191I0, after the ititroducin 1938.
tion of hybrid corn, and increased
plantings in irrigated areas, the yield
per acre increased from 30 bushels to
70 bushels per harvested acre by 1957.
Although total production declined from
1911.1 to 1950 the average yield per
acre actually increased.
Oregon has never ranked high in total production of corn, but the yield
per harvested acre from the limited
acreage has ranked high during the past
few years. In 1958 Oregon's 70 bushels
per acre yield was second in the nation.
The five leading producing counties in
19514- were Maiheur, Marion, Clackanias,
Umatilla, and Douglas.
Rye:
Eye has always been a minor
crop in Oregon. Early records show
that only Ii.6 bushels were prodUced in
189. Production increased steadily
until 18911. when 120,000 bushels were
recorded. The production of rye has
fluctuated widely since that time due
to variations in acreage harvested.
The peak of 6ii3O0o bushels reached
in 1921 was followed by a three-year
decline.to 112,000 bushels. A record
Thoas. Ba.
crop of 638,000
bushels was produced
1911.9
1914.1.
production had. deBy
in
clined to 1514-,000 bushels. Output has
fluctuated since that time but the
general trend is upward.
Oregon's rye accounts for a small
portion of the United States production,
ranking 19th in 1958w
Hay: Forage in the forms of hay,
pasture, and silage has long provided
the bases for Oregon's livestock industry. Hay production increased from
about 28,000 tons in 1859 to over two
million tons in 1916. Output fluctuated
between one and three-quarters million
and two million tons until 19211. when it
dropped to one and one-half niillion
tons. Fluctuating production from
1925 to 1937 was followed by six years
of steady increase to a record crop
of 2,051,000 tons in 1911.3. Production
decreased to about one and one-half
million tons in 191I9 and has since fluctuated between one and one-half and two
The fluctuation was due
million tons
mainly to effects of weather on yields
During the early period most of the
hay was either of a wild variety or
Clover-timothy mixture was
grain hay
also quite popular during that period
However, grain and wild grass hays were
T/,oas. Ba.
Rye Production
500
500
400
400
300
300
200
200
100
100
1860
1880
1900
1920
1940
1958
Thous.
Tons
Thous.
Tons
Tame Hay Production
(500
1.500
1,000
500
1860
(880
1900
iised. extensively for horse feed.
AlCalf a was introduced about 1850, but
did not become very popular until after
the development of farming east of the
Cascade Mountains
In 1899 grain hay was the leading
hay crop, with wild, hay ranking second.
These two hay crops accounted for over
one-half of the total production. Alfalfa became very popular during the
early 1900's and by 1922 was the leading hay crop
Since 1926 alfalfa has
ranked number one, accounting for nearly half of all the hay produced in
1958
Grain hay was in second place
from 1926 to 1933, other tame hay
from l93li until 1911.7, and wild hay
from 1911.7 to the present
In 1958
wild hay accounted for 17% of the total production, just 2% more than the
clover mixtures
Hay has always been important in
Oregon's agriculture
In 1899 hay and
forage accounted for 2k:, of the total
value of all crops, second only to
wheat
Hay was the leading crop in
value, of production for several years
Vetch and vetch mixtures, grasses
for hay, and other mixtures are included in other tame hay.
(920
(940
(958
and. has never been lower than second,
the position which it occupied in 1958
with il1.% of the total value of all
crops. It is not, however, an important source of cash income since as
much as 75% of the production is utilized on farms where grown..
Compared to other states, Oregon has
riot been an important producer of, hay
forage, ranking 214th nationally in 1958.
Ranking on the basis of yield per acre
places Oregon in 16th position for all
hay and. 7th for alfalfa and alfalfa
mixtures. This position is not far
different from its rank of 11th in
1889.
Ensilage: Ensilage has been used
throughout the twentieth century. The
silage used during the early 1900's was
However,
mainly corn or oats and vetch
grass and. legume mixtures for silage
have become very popular in Oregon in
more recent years.
Seed
Seed production is also an important
source of agricultural income. Although
considered one of the newer agricultural
enterprises in the state, harvesting of
Oregon has never been important
among the states as a producer of alfalfa seed. Itrankednumber 12 nationally in 1958. On the basis of value of
production alfalfa ranks 5th among the
most important seed crops in Oregon,
accounting for around 5% of the value
of production of the state's seed crops.
Most of the alfalfa seed is grown in
eastern Oregon with Malheur, Bakers
Umatilla, and Jackson counties producing over 95% of the state total in
1957. Malheur, the leading producer,.
harvested nearly three-fourths of the
state's alfalfa seed that year.
crops for seed, either partially or
entirely, dates back to the early period of agricultural settlement. However the develoj?xiient of the commercial
seed industry as it now exists, had its
start during the 1900's. Many of the
grasses and legumes grown commercially
for seed were introduced in Oregon
about 1920.
The seed industry has grown to considerable importance in recent years.
The 1958 seed crop was valued at
approximately $18 million - - nearly
S.
of the value of all crops.
I,
Red Clover: Red clover was one of
the earliest leguminous crops introduced in Oregon, being grown as early
Although red clover was an
as 18511..
important seed crop during the 1800's
the production of seed remained small
until 1921 when over one and one-half
million pounds were produced. Production dropped to only a half a million
pounds in 1922, then climbed to a level
of about two and one-half million
pounds from 1927' to 1929. Red clover
seed production fluctuated widely after
1929 and reached a record high of more
than four million pounds in 1957. The
1958 estimate was placed at 3,600,000
pounds.
The seed industry, despite ups and
downs in markets, has continued to
thrive and many of Oregon's seed crops
are of national importance. In 1958
Oregon was the leading producer of Merion bluegrass, chewings fescue, red
fescue, bentgrass, crimson clover,
hairy vetch, common vetch, common ryegrass, and perennial ryegrass. Oregon
ranks high in the production of many
other seed crops and is also an important producer of certified seed.
Oregon has been an important seed
producing state since the 1930's. In
1936 the value of seeds produced in
Oregon accounted for more than a tenth
of the total U. S. value of seed production. In 1958, Oregon accounted for
15% of the national value. In 1936,
Oregon was also the leading producer
of nine seed crops.
Oregon ranked tenth in red clover
seed, accounting for nearly 5% of the
national production in 1958. The production of red clover seed in Oregon is
divided among the eastern and western
sections of the state. Western Oregon
produced three-fourths of the crop in
1957. Washington was the leading
county, producing 2&'. of the state's
total' that year. Other leading counties were Marion, Malheur, Clackamas,
Yamhiil, and Jefferson.
Alfalfa: Alfalfa was grown for
seed prior to 1900 although not a popular seed until 1937. Over a million
pounds of clean seed were produced in
both 1937 and 1938. By l91l1l production had fallen to 290,000 pounds.
This was followed by four years of
fluctuation. A tremendous leap in production, an increase of 775% in five
years, occurred from l9148 to 1952 when
a record of 3,675,000 pounds was produced. Production in 1958 was only 5%
below this record high.
Alsike Clover: Alsike, like the
previous legume, was of little importance during the early agricultural
period in Oregon. The production of
alsike seed was small from 1919 to
15
crops to be introduced into Oregon.
Production increased continuously and
rapidly from 200,000 pounds in 1936 to
3,300,000 pounds in 1911.2. Up to 1959
perennial ryegrass had experienced only
four years of decreasing production.
Production increased nearly nine million
pounds in 1955 and nearly 12 million
pounds in 1956 when farmers harvested
a record high of 1l3 million pounds.
Production decreased. to 35 1/2 million
pounds in 1957, and to 28 million
pounds in 1958. The yield per acre increased from less than 200 pounds in
l91IO to 1,050 pounds per acre in 1956.
The 1958 yield was 780 pounds.
However, this was followed by
an increase of over five-fold in 1930.
Fluctuating production during the following 30 years produced two definite
peaks, one during the 1938 to 1911.1 period and the other in 1952. The record
high production of 5.2 million pounds
1929.
occurred in 191,-i.
Oregon has been an important producer of alsike clover seed since 1930
when it ranked sixth in the nation.
Oregon continued to expand production
and for several years was the most important alsike seed producing state.
Oregon ranked first in 1956, second in
1957, and third in 1958.
Perennial ryegrass was the second
most iin:portant seed crop in Oregon in
1958, accounting for around lIl.% of the
total value of all field seeds. Oregon
is the only coiuinercially important producer of perennial rye grass in the United $tates. Western Oregon produces
all of the ryegrass grown in the state.
Linn county produced 82% of the total
supply of ryegrass in 1957. Other important producing counties are Benton,
Lane, and Marion,
Nearly all of the alsike clover seed
is grown in the eastern Oregon counties
of Kiamath, Jefferson, Crook, and Deschutes. Klamath was the leading alsike
seed producing county in the nation in
19511-, producing close to a fifth of the
nation's total.
Common ryegrass
Common Ryegrass:
has been an important seed crop in Oregon during the twentieth century. Common ryegrass has seen large yearly pro-
Tall, or alta, fescue
Tall Fescue
was first introduced into Oregon in
1916, although the first commercial
seed crop was not harvested until 1938.
Production increased rapidly from less
than 25,000 pounds in 1938 to over nine
million pounds in 1952. After the record crop in 1952, production decreased
nearly five million pounds in two years.
Output fluctuated from 1955. to 1958 between two million and five million
pounds.
ducton increases, but periods of decreasing production have also been
common. Since 1936, production has
ranged from a low of seven million
pounds in 1937 to a high of 1211/2 million in 1955. Production in 1958 was
estimated at 63 1/3 million pounds.
Since 1936, the average yield per acre
has ranged from a low of 257 pounds in
1937 to a high of 1,000 pounds in 1956.
Common ryegrass is Oregon's most important seed crop, accounting for 27% of
the total value of all seed crops in
1958. Oregon is the only state that
produces common ryegrass seed in commercial quantities. Linn is the leading common ryegrass county, accounting
of the total production
for nearly 7
Other important counties are
in 1957
Lane, Benton, Polk, Marion, and Yamhill.
Oregon ranked as the leading state
in tall fescue production from 1938 to
1911.8, dropped to second from 1911-9 to
1957, and to fourth in 1958. Nearly
all of the state's tall fescue is produced in the Willamette Valley with
Linn County accounting for more than
half of the total.
Perennial Ryegrass: Perennial ryegrass is one of the more recent seed
Chewings Fescue: Chewings fescue
was first grown commercially in Ore-
16
gon in
1930.
It was not until the
1911-O's that production began to in-.
crease in significant amounts. Since
1911.11-, the first year to reach a one
million pound crop, production has decreased in only four years. Large increases were common and. by 1955 a record crop of 7,980,000 pounds was
produced. The year 1956 brought a decrease of nearly three million pounds
which was followed by a more than two
and one-half million pound increase in
1957. Production decreased nearly
two million pounds in 1958.
Chewings fescue ranked third in value of Oregon's seed crops in 1958. Oregon is the only state that produces
chewings fescue seed in commercial quantities. Most of the seed is grown in
western Oregon. Marion, the leading
county, produces about half of the entire crop. Other important counties
are Clackamas and Linn.
Red Creeping Fescue: Red Creeping
fescue is comparatively new. Only 100
acres were grown in Oregon in 1911-0.
Production increased steadily from 1911-0
to l9Ll.8, after which the crop fluctuated
from year to year. A record crop of
3.6 million pounds was harvested in
19511-, followed by a decrease of over
two million pounds in 1955. Production
has since increased, 2,111.5,000 pounds
being produced in 1958.
Oregcn has been the leading pro..
ducer of red creeping fescue since
1911.0.
In 1958, Oregon produced 80% of
the U. S. output. Union County and
Willaniette Valley are the leading
producing areas in Oregon.
Bentgrass: Bentgrass is another of
Oregon's recently developed seed crops.
Commercial production of bentgrass seed
was established. in Coos County in 1923.
The production of bentgrass increased
quite slowly from 1936 to 1951. However, production increased rapidly after
1951 and had more than tripled by 1957
when a record crop of 7.8 million pounds
was produced. The 1958 output of six
million pounds was the second highest
of record.
Until 19)4.9 Oregon was the only commercial producer of bentgrass seed.
Since 1911-9, Washington has entered the
picture. However, Oregon still produces better than 95% of the national
production. Nearly all of Oregon's
bentgrass seed is produced in the western part of the state. However, Kiamath County produced 3% of the state
total in 1957 and Union County produced
a small quantity. Marion is the leading county, accounting for threefourths of the total.
Vetches: Vetch was first introduced
in Oregon in 1870 by William Chalmers.
The harvesting of vetch for seed did
not become popular until the 1900's.
Measuring fluctuation in production has
been possible only since official estimates were started in 1936. Since then
production has fluctuated widely with
three peak years having an annual production of around 60 million pounds.
The record crop of nearly 65 million
pounds was produced in 1950.
Hairy and common are the most important vetch varieties grown in Oregon.
Production of hairy vetch was more popular during the 1936 to 1911-2 and 1951
to 1958 periods, while common vetch
production was larger during the l9113
to 1950 period.
Oregon has been first in production of all vetch since 1936 with the
exception of 1956 when California excelled. All of Oregon's vetch seed is
produced in western Oregon with Polk,
Yamhill, Marion, and Benton the leading counties.
Other Seeds: White clover, ladino
clover, Merion bluegrass, and crimson
clover are among the minor seeds produced in Oregon. White clover, the
first leguminous crop to be grown in
the state, was introduced in 18140 by
J. L. Parrish. This crop is not important in Oregon's agriculture even
though Oregon ranks second in production.
ing production until 1911. Although
production varied during this period,
it increased from less than one million
100-pound sacks to over 2.7 million
sacks by 1911. Production increased to
over li.5 million sacks in 1912 and decreased to less than 2)-i million by
Ladino clover, an important seed
crop in the state from 1914.9 to 1953,
was developed in Oregon in the l92Os.
Oregon still ranks second n production but the annual output has decreased greatly due to unfavorable prices.
191)4.
Merion bluegrass is perhaps the most
recent important seed crop. Oregon is
the leading producer, accounting for
just under a million pounds in 1958.
Production increased to 14.2 mil-
lion in 1916, followed by decreased
production until 1930. Since 1930 production has fluctuated quite widely.
However, it increased from about three
million cwt. in that year to nearly
ten million in 1958. Yield per acre
has nearly tripled since 1930.
Crimson clover is one of the p1oneer
seed crops. Oregon is not an important
producer. However, crimson clover accounts for around 5% of the total value
of all seed crops.
Oregon ranked 18th in the national
production of potatoes in 1899 and
ninth in 1958. Oregon tied for the
number two spot in yield per acre in
1958. Fall potatoes accounted for
over 70% of the total production in
Austrian winter peas, once quite
important, accounted for less than 2%
of the total value of Oregonts seed
crop in 1958
In most recent years, including 1958, Oregon has ranked second
to Idaho as the leading producer.
1958.
The leading counties in the production of all potatoes has shifted from
western to eastern Oregon since 1899.
Oregon also produces, or has produced, several other seed crops of more or
less limited importance.
In 19514- Klamath was the leading producer of potatoes. Malheur, Jefferson,
Crook, and Deschutes were other important counties.
Other field crops
Potatoes: Potatoes were one of the
first crops grown in Oregon. The first
recorded planting was at Fort Astoria
in 1811. Potatoes were the main food
crop for the settlers from 1811 until
1829 when wheat was harvested from the
Willamette Valley farms. Nearly every
pioneer farmer raised potatOes for his
own use or for barter.
Sugar Beets: Sugar beets came to
Oregon prior to 1885. However, production for commercial use was not developed until the twentieth century.
In 1925, the first year official
records were kept for sugar beets, only
Production
1,1400 tons were produced.
increased very rapidly and by 1938
about 125,000 tons of sugar beets were
produced. Production continued a rapid
upward trend until 19147, decreasing
only three of the years in this period.
A record production of 5214,700 tons in
19)47' was followed by a downturn until
1953. Production again turned upward
and has been increasing since that time.
The 1958 crop was the second largest of
record -- only 3% below 1914-7'. The
yield per acre for sugar beets had
doubled since 1936.
The first yield information on potatoes is from Gabrielle Franchere who
recorded the yield of his plantings for
the Astor Fxpedition. Franchere planted 12 potatoes in 1811 which yielded
190 tubers that fall, 50 to 60 hills
in 1812 yielded five bushels, and two
bushels of seed planted in 1813 turned
out 50 bushels.
The production of potatoes increased
from 1869 to 1815, followed by fluctuat18
Mu. Cwt.
Io-
Mu. Cwi'.
-110
Potato Production
2
1860
1880
1920
1900
Oregon stood tenth in the production
of sugar beets in 1958. Nearly all of the
crop in Oregon is grown in Malheur County.
Umatilla is the only other sugar beet producing county of any importance in Oregon.
Hops:
Hops have been grown in Oregon
since 1851, when a few vines were planted near Silverton in Marion County
Hop production increased rapidly and
by the turn of the century Oregon was
producing nearly 15 million pounds.
This was the second largest production
in the United States.
By 1909 Oregon, with over 16 million
pounds, had replaced New York as the
leading hop producing state. Pro-.
duction remained high until 1917, when
output decreased to five million pounds
due to agitation for the adoption of
the eighteenth amendment. Production
reached a low of around three and onehalf million pounds in 1918. This was
followed by a slow increase, mostly
for export, until 1923. In l921i- production
increased to close to l-i- million pounds,
then fluctuated between 13 million and
18 1/2 million pounds until 1932. With
the repeal of the eighteenth amendment
in 1933 hop production increased to
over 21 million pounds. In 1936 hop
production fell to about 11 million
19
1940
1958
pounds. Output more than doubled in
1937 then fluctuated until 1953, when
it again dropped sharply. This decrease was due to production and marProduction has
keting difficulties
remained low since 1953, dropping below five million pounds in both 1955
Production in 1957' and 1958
and 1956.
held at around five and one-half million pounds.
Oregon ranked first in the production of hops from 1909 until l9Ii3
Since that time, however, production
has not kept pace with the other states
and Oregon ranked fourth in 1958.
Peppermint was introPeppermint:
By 1919
duced into Oregon in 1910
the value of the mint ?rodu.ced in OrePeppergon had reached about lO,500
mint has fluctuated throughout the
years but the long-time trend has been
upward. Oregon produced a record crop
i/1- million in
of 978,000 pounds worth
1958. In recent years, Oregon has been
replaced by Washington as the leading
Most of
peppermint-producing state
Oregon's peppermint is grown in western
Oregon although recently some eastern
Oregon counties have come into the picture. Leading peppermint counties in
1958 were Marion, Linn, and Jefferson.
Other speàialty crops grown in Oregon include flower bulbs, greenhouse
crops, and field-grown cut flowers.
The production of these specialty crops
has developed considerably in the twentieth century.
Flax: Oregon has produced flax for
both seed and fiber since the early
1800's. Flax for fiber has been more
important in Oregonts agriculture than
that grown for seed.
The first record of fiber flax production in Oregon was the plantings of
Mrs. J. B. Kirkwood and James Johnson
in l81. Although these were the first
domestic plantings, wild flax grew in
Oregon prior to the coming of the white
man. Fiber flax was home-woven until
1876 when a twine plant was installed
at Albany. In 1915 a $50,000 flax processing plant was built and operated by
the state penitentiary.
Production of cut flowers in Oregon,
although 20% below 1911.9, contributed
$666,000 to Oregon's agricultural income in 1957. Roses, accounting for
more than half the cash receipts, is the
most important cut flower. Carnations
ranked second.
Vegetables
The planting of vegetables accompanied the first agricultural activity
of the white man in Oregon. It was
several years after the first plantings
before vegetables were harvested. Vegetable culture, therefore, is as old as
fanning in this state. During the early pioneer period vegetables were grown
mainly for home consumption and barter.
However, during the gold rush, Oregon
exported a large quantity to the California "gold hunters's at very profitable
prices.
Fiber flax production has been very
sporadic. Production increased from
1925 to 1930 then decreased until 1931!..
Production then increased rapidly until
1911.2, when a decline again set in until
1950. Since 1950 production has fluc-
tuated around 2,500 tons, considerably
lower than the record high of 37,000
tons produced in 191i.2.
The entire U.
production of fiber flax is confined
to Oregon's Willamette Valley.
Flaxseed was first grown in Oregon
Sale of vegetables during the early
1800's was in the fresh form. Although
much of the fresh produce was later
home-canned, it was not until about
1880 that the first commercial canning
took place. The North Pacific Canning
Company, which was the first to process
vegetables, was established by Messrs.
Shannon and Bloomer in Portland between
1875 and 1880.
in 1811.9. Production has been quite low
and has followed a sporadic pattern.
Over 111.5,000 bushels were produced in
1911.8. However, this had declined to
less than 20,000 by 1950 when estimates
of flaxseed. production were disconinuel. Oregon has not been an important
flaxseed producer.
Minor Field Crops: Dry field peas
are now grown on a limited scale in
Oregon. Although this crop was important in the nineteenth century, production dwindled in the twentieth century.
This crop makes up only a small
part of the total crop value.
Soon after the successful establishment of that company, other enterprising men constructed vegetable processing plants throughout the state. About
the time vegetable canning was fully
established, frozen foods came into the
picture. The Ray Maling Company of
Hilisboro produced the first frozen
foods on the Pacific Coast in 1929.
Since that time the frozen food industry has grown greatly.
The production history of dry edible
beans has been similar to dry peas. By
1950 production had decreased to such
an extent that official estimates were
discontinued.
20
of the value of production of all vegetables. Nearly all of the snap beans are
marketed through processing plants.
Production of vegetables for processing developed concurrently with the
establishment of vegetable processing
facilitIes in many parts of the state.
Processing vegetables increased from
less than 7,000 tons in 1928 to 292,300
tons in 1956, but fell off some in both
1957 and 1958. In 1958 production of
vegetables, both for fresh market and
processing, accounted for 11% of the
value of production of all Oregon
crops. Most of this value was accounted for by vegetables grown for process-
Oregon is the most important producer of snap beans for processing, accounting for nearly a fourth of the national production in 1958. Oregon has been
an important producer of snap beans
since the first production data were
recorded, ranking in the top five
states since 19311-, and has been the
leading snap bean producer since 19117
with the exception of 1953.
ing.
Most of the snap beans are produced
in the Willamette Valley with Marion,
Lane, and Yanthill the leading counties.
Among the states, Oregon ranks tenth
in production, and third in value, of
processing vegetables. This is a gain
since 1929 when Oregon ranked 25th.
The state has experienced a tremendous
rise in the production of processing
vegetables. Oregon is not an important producer of vegetables for fresh
market, ranking 12th in production and
16th in value of production in 1958.
Sweet Corn: Sweet corn did not become an important commercial crop until
after 1911-0. Production increased from
5,000 tons in 1911.0 to 52,11-00 tons In
Since l94.9 sweet corn production
has fluctuated widely, as much as
30,000 tons a year. A record crop of
88,11-00 tons was produced in 1956. Average yield per acre has increased nearly
four-fold since 19311-. This, along
with increased acreage, has accounted
for the higher production.
1911-9.
With the exception of onions, watermelons, and green peas, most of Oregon's vegetables are grown in the Willamette Valley.
Snap Beans:
Snap beans were produced in vegetable gardens for many years,
but it was not until the development of
commercial canneries that they were
grown extensively. Production of snap
beans continued at a low level until
the 1930's when a substantial increase
took place. Since 1932 snap beans have
experienced only six years when production decreased. Output for processing
has increased from only 1,000 tons In
1932 to 88,800 tons in 1958.
Sweet corn is Oregon's fourth most
Important vegetable crop. Oregon has
progressed to one of the top five
states in production of sweet corn for
processing. In 1934, Oregon ranked
15th, increasing to fifth in 1958. Oregon ranks third in the nation in yield
per acre.
Although the greater portion of the
sweet corn is grown in western Oregon,
Malheur County in eastern Oregon leads
in production. Lane and Linn are other
important counties.
Although the yield per acre has more
than doubled since 1918, increased acreage is also given credit for the larger
production.
Green Peas: Production of green
peas for processing has developed from
a crop of minor importance in the
1930's to Oregon's third most important
vegetable crop in 1958. Production in-
Snap beans account for nearly 5% of
the total value of all crops in Oregon.
They are the most important vegetable
crop, accounting for about two-fifths
creased very rapidly from 19311. to 1911-3,
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increasing from 2,711.0 to 52,310 tons in
this nine-year period. Production fluc-
Small Fruits
tuated until 1956 when a record high
output of 83,200 tons was recorded.
Production declined in the two following years, dropping to 5)4,600 tons in
Berries have been grown for home use
and fresh market in Oregon for many
years. Berries, like vegetables, awaited the development of the processing
industry before production expanded.
Since the turn of the century berries
have grown in importance in Oregon's
In 1899 the value of the
agricu1ture
production of berries accounted for
less than 2% of the value of the production of all crops. By 1958 this had
increased to 5%. Since the mid-1920's
the production of berries has increased
rapidly although not steadily.
1958.
Oregon ranked
duction of green
fourth in 1958.
lower than fifth
13th in national propeas in 1931l and
Oregon has not ranked
since 1939.
Nearly all of the green peas are
grown in eastern Oregon with Umatilla
County producing approximately 95% of
the state total.
Strawberries are the most important
berry grown in Oregon, accounting for
one-half to over two-thirds of the value of production of all berries during
the past few years. Red raspberries
and tame blackberries are also important berry crops. Practically all are
produced in the Willamette Valley.
Dry onion production has
Onions:
increaaed steadily since 1918. A record high production of two and a
fourth million cwt. was recorded in
195)4.
Acreage declines since 19511.
account for the decreased production.
Production in Oregon is split between Malheur County, which accounts
btween one-half and three-fourths of
the state's total, and the Willamette
Strawberry production
Strawberries:
increased rapidly until 19)41 due to the
expansion of first the canning industry
and then the freezing industry. World
War II years caused production to decline to less than one-third the prewar level. From 19145 to 19)48 strawberry production increased from 15 million pounds to 62 million pounds, then
fluctuated up and down until a peak of
91 1/2 million pounds was reached in
1957. A drop occurred again in 1958.
Valley -
Oregon has been an important producer of onions, ranking in the top ten
during most of the twentieth century.
Oregon's rank during the past ten years
has varied between third and. fifth,
Other vegetables: Oregon produces
many other vegetables, both for fresh
market and processing. This group of
minor vegetables, although very important to the individual vegetable farmer, accounts for less than 20% of the
value of all commercial vegetables.
Most minor vegetable production is
carried on in the Willamette Valley,
especially in Multnomah County, by
truck gardeners who supply the larger
cities with fresh produce. Multnomah
County ranks first in these truck garden crops with Marion, Washington, Yamhill, and Clackamas also important
producers.
Oregon has been an important strawberry state since the establishment of
canning and freezing. Oregon has not
ranked lower than fourth since 1939 and
ranked first in both 19)47 and 19)48.
Oregon ranked second to California in
1958 while accounting for 13% of the
U. S. production. Washington County,
Oregon, led all counties in the nation
in strawberry acreage in 19511.. Since
19511., Marion County has come into first
place. Clackamas, Multnomah, Columbia,
and Yamhill are other important
counties.
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Tame blackberries have progressed from
a position of minor importance in 1939.
to the fourth most important berry crop
in 1958.
Red Raspberries: Red. raspberry production has fluctuated quite widely
since 1939. The trend has been much
the same as strawberries with large
decreases occurring from 19143 to 19145
and again from 1950 to 1951. The
trend in production has been increasing
since
Cranberries: Wild cranberries grew
along the Oregon coast before the coming
of the white man. However, commercial
varieties were not planted until 1910.
Production of cranberries remained at
a low level until 1938. Since that
time production has increased, fluctuatng widely during the war years,
1951 with a record crop of 11i 1/2
million pounds produced in 1957. The
1958 crop, totaling a little over 12
million, was second highest of recol-d.
Black Raspberries: Production of
black raspberries followed much the
same pattern as red raspberries. Pro-.
duction reached a record high of 8.8
million pounds in 1957, then dropped
slightly in 1958.
to a record high of )-l-i3O00 barrels in
The 1957 production was more
than ten times larger than the production in 1937. Output fell off in 1958
because of lower yields.
1957.
Cranberry production in Oregon is
confined to the coastal counties of
Coos, Clatsop, Tillamook, and Curry.
Although one of only five states that.
produce cranberries in commercial quantities, Oregon accounted for less than
3% of the U. S. production in 1958.
Loganberries: The production of
loganberries has been declining since
1939. This berry ranked third in 1939
compared to its insignificant production during the past five years. The
value of the production of loganberries
has accounted for less than 2% of the
value of the production of all berries
during recent years.
Other Small Fruits: During the latter
part of the nineteenth century grapes
were considerably more important than
at the present time. Production of
grapes is characterized by two peak
periods, the first in 1889 when 2,695
tons were produced and in 1929. when the
crop totaled 2,700 tons. Production
has decreased during the past 30 years,
reaching a long-time low of 700 tons in
1955. The harvest in 1958 moved back up
to 800 tons.
Boysenberries and Youngberries:
In
the first year of record, Oregon
produced 1.8 million pounds of boysenberries and youngberries. By 19142, production had climbed to 9.8 million
pounds, then dropped from 19142 to 19145
and rose again to a record high of 13.14
million pounds by 19148. This was followed by a decrease of 8 million pounds
during the next two years. Production
then leveled out until a large decrease
occurred in 1956. This decrease was
offset by a large increase in 1957, and
a small drop in 1958.
1936,
Oregon farms produce a small quantity of gooseberries, currants, and
blueberries, but these are of minor importance. The production of blueberries, a recently-introduced crop, has
increased rapidly during the past decade due to increased plantings.
Tame Blackberries: The production
of tame blackberries, unlike the other
berries, has increased steadily, with
the exception of a large decrease in
1950. Tame blackberry production increased from a low of three million
pounds in 1939 to a high of 18.6 million pounds in 1957. The 1958 crop of
114.14 million pounds was third highest.
Tree Fruits and. Nuts
Seedling fruit trees were growing
on :pioneer farms in the late 1830's.
The first grafted trees were brought
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to Oregon in
by Luelling and Meek.
They planted a few grafted fruit trees
and an assortment of seedlings on their
farm near Milwaukie. With these seedlings and grafting stock, Mr. Luelling
established Oregon's first nursery to
supply the farmers with grafted fruit
trees.
The production of tree fruits and
nuts increased rapidly after the introduction of grafted trees. Tree fruits
and nuts have gained substantial importance in Oregon's agriculture since
1899.
That year the tree fruit and
nut crop accounted for 5% of the value
of all crops. By 1958 this had increased to 16%. This gain was largely
due to more pears and the addition of
walnuts and filberts.
Apples: The first box of apples
harvested in Oregon came from Luelling's
orchard and was sold in Portland for
$75.
During the gold rush in California, Oregon apples sold as high as
$)-i-.50 each in San Francisco.
In 1851,
four boxes of Oregon-grown apples were
sold in San Francisco for $500. Apples
were still selling for eight to twelve
dollars per bushel in 1855.
Due to the favorable market many
farmers planted orchards and apple production increased rapidly during the
last half of the nineteenth century.
Although production fluctuated widely,
thetrend was upward until 1926 when a
record crop of nearly eight million
bushels was produced. Since 1926, production has declined. The 1956 commercial crop touched a recent low of
1,820,000 bushels, then bounced back
to 3,100,000 bushels in 1957 before
dropping to 2,1i00,000 in 1958 -- still
far below the previous high level.
Although the apple crop is less important than in previous years, its
value in 1958 still accounted for 13%
of the total for all tree fruits and
nuts.
Oregon ranked 25th among the states
in the production of apples in 1899.
The state's position rose during the
early 1900's. In 1958 the state stood
in tenth place. Hood River is Oregon's
leading apple-producing county, accounting for over 85% of the state's total.
Other important apple counties are
Marion, Umatilla, and Polk.
Pears came to Oregon with
Although pear production did not experience the rapid
early rise enjoyed by apples, it rose
steadily until 1930. Since 1930 the
trend has continued upward even though
there have been short periods of decreasing production. Production topped
150,000 tons annually from 1955 through
1957 with a record crop of 162,250 tons
being produced in 1956. A little more
than 137,500 tons were harvested in 1958.
Pears:
Luelling in 18)1-7.
Pears have gained in importance in
Oregon agriculture through the years. In
1909 the crop accounted for 11% of the
value of all tree fruits and nuts compared to nearly half the total in 1958.
In 1899, the first year of official
pear production figures, Oregon ranked
12th but has stood among the top five
since the 1920's. In 1958 this state
ranked second and accounted for nearly
a fifth of the nation's pears.
Bartietts are the most important
single variety grown in Oregon. This
variety accotirths for 35% to 50% of the
total production. Hood River and
Jackson counties produce over 90% of
the pears grown in Oregon.
Peach production increased
Peaches:
from 18)-i-7 until 1915, then fluctuated
widely until 193)1-. In the next 25 years
production trended upward until
when a record crop of 781i-,000
was produced. The recent low
was in 195)1- with only 170,000
19)1-9
bushels
point
bushels.
The 1958 production was estimated at
1150,000 bushels.
1920. From 1920 to 1911.0 production
experienced sporadic increases, followed by five years of relatively
stable production. Since 1911.5 cherry
The production of peaches has become less important to Oregon's agriculture since 1909. In 1909 peaches
accounted for 6% of the value of all
tree fruits and nuts but dropped to
less than 1l.% in
production has shown sharp increases
and decreases, the largest being a
21,700 ton decrease in 1911.7. This was
followed by increasing production until
1911.9 when a record crop of 37,000 tons
was produced. Production during the
last eight years ha been uneven.
1958.
Oregon is not an Important peach
producing state; it accounts for only
a minor portion of the nation's crop.
Jackson and Wasco counties usually
harvest close to half of the state's
tonnage but Washington, Lane, and Hood
River are also important counties.
Cherries, Oregon's third ranking
tree fruit or nut crop, has increased
in importance since 1909. In 1909
of the value
cherries accounted for
By
of all tree fruit and nut crops
1958 this had climbed to 20%.
Unlike the previous fruits,
the Italian prune was not introduced as
early as 1811-7. Seth Luelling, Henderson Luelling's brother, established the
first Italian prune planting on the
Pacific Coast in 1858. Prune production increased during the remainder of
the century but tonnage has fluctuated
widely. Increases and decreases of
50,000 to 100,000 tons a year were common. The crop of 186,300 tons, produced in 1929, was the largest of record.
Production has since declined drastically, reaching a low of 19,700 tons
in 1958.
Prunes:
.
Oregon ranked 12th among the states
In cherry production in 1899. Since
1900 Oregon has improved its national
rank, ranging in the top five or six
states during the past 11.0 years. In
1958 Oregon ranked first in the production of sweet cherries and fifth in the
production of sour cherries.
Sweet cherries account for between
80% and 90% of Oregon's production of
all cherries. Wasco, Polk, Marion,
Yamhill, and Lane counties are the
leading producers of sweet cherries,
accounting for over 85% of the state
total. Lane, Polk, and Marion, the
leading counties in the production of
sour cherries, produce around 70% of
Oregon's sour cherry crop.
In 1909, prunes were the most important horticultural crop produced in
Oregon. They accounted for 25% of the
value of all tree fruits and nuts. By
1958
this had diminished to )4.%.
Oregon has always been one of the
leading states in prune production.
Although far outranked by California
in dried prune tonnage, it stood first in
fresh prunes until displaced by Idaho in
1958. Production has shifted from Douglas and Jackson counties in southwestern
Oregon to the Willamette Valley counties
since 1900.. Polk, Yamhill, Washington,
and Marion, now the leading counties,
account for four-fifths of the prune
production in the state.
Filberts: The filbert tree was
introduced to the Wiflamette Valley
prior to 1900 and a few successful
plantings of commercial size were made
at that time. The wild hazelnut, a
native of Oregon, was an indicator of
the success to be expected of filberts
The Pacific Northwest is the only place
in the U.. S. where filberts are grown
comnercially.
Filbert production developed slowly
after their introduction, failing to
reach the 100-ton level until the late
Cherries: Cherry production increased steadily from 1814.7, when intro-
duced by Henderson Luelling, until
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l92Ots.
Production has since increased
greatly but, large fluctuations have been
experienced due mainly to unstable yields.
The record crop of 12,000 tons produced
in 1957 followed a year of very low production. The 1958 crop was only a little
over half the record tonnage.
Oregon produces over 95% of the nation's crop; Washington producesthe remaind.er.
But the Northwest crop is
a small part of the world total.
Turkey
and other Mediterranean countries are
the big producers.
Nearly all of the filberts are harvested in the Willainette Valley, although
Douglas County produces a small amount
Washington, Lane, Yamhill, Clackamas, and
Marion are the leading counties.
Walnuts: The black walnut, first
walnut to be planted in Oregon, dates
back to the early 18001s. However,
this nut is no longer popular. The
English, or soft-shelled, walnut was
introduced in Oregon between 1860 and
1870. Early farmers had a few trees
growing on their farms but it was not
until 1897 that walnuts were planted on
a coinrnercial scale.
Commercial production of walnuts, like filberts, developed slowly until the late 1920's.
Production then increased until the
pastdecade when a decline started.
Oregon and California are the only
important producing states. In 1958,
Oregon accounted for less than
of
the national production. However, this
is a larger percentage than in some
previous years.
.
Most of the walnuts are produced in
the Willamette Valley and Douglas
County. Yamhill, Washington, Lane,
Marion, and Douglas lead among the
counties
Other
cots and
alnonds,
grown in
economic
Tree Fruits and Nuts: Apria small quantity of quinces,
pecans, and figs have been
Oregon but are of little
importance.
Nursery and Greenhouse Products
The first nursery iii Oregon dates
back. to 1811.7when Henderson Luelling
brought his trees to Oregon. The
major nursery activity prior to 1920
was the production of deciduous fruit
trees. Then emphasis shifted toward
ornamentals, especially conifers and
Increased
broad-leafed evergreens.
urbanization and new housing projects
developed a demand for ornamental
trees and shrubs.
Cash receipts from sales of nursery
and greenhouse products held fairly
stable from 192)-i-, the first year of
record, to 1929, then dropped sharply
during the depression years of the
1930's. In 1958 cash receipts were at
a record high of more than $11 1/2 million -- five times the $2 i/li- million reNearly all of Oregon's
ceived in l92-i-.
nursery and greenhouse products are
grown in western Oregon. Multnomah is
the leading county in the state with onethird of the value of sales. Multnomah and Clackamas counties together
account for about half the state total.
Livestock and Livestock Products
The livestock industry had its beginning in 1811 when hogs and sheep
were brought to Oregon by the Astor
Expedition. These animals and thêr
offspring were the only farm animals
in the state until the Hudson's Bay
Company imported a few cows in 1835.
In 1838 the Willamette Cattle Company
purchased 800 head of Spanish Longhorn
cattle at three dollars apiece in Calif ornia.
Only 630 of the original herd
arrived in Oregon due to losses during
the drive. Losses and the expense of
the trail riders increased the cost of
the cattle, which were sold to farmers
at $7.67 per head. These cattle supplied both milk and meat. Until the
first large importation of purebred
cattle in 1871, little differentiation
existed between the dairy cow and the
beef animal.
Income from livestock accounted for
less than half of the cash receipts
from farm marketings in 1958. In 19211.
the first year of record, livestock
accounted for slightly more than half.
P3mong the livestock group, income from
cattle and calves ranks first, dairy
products second, and poultry products
third. That is the same ranking as in
Horses and mules were brought to
Oregon in large numbers during the
Dairying was one of Oregon's first
livestock enterprises, dating back to
the Hudson's Bay Company's cows in 1835.
The first dairymen had to rent these
animals until the first cattle were
offered i'or sale by the cattle company
in 1838. These cattle, wild unimproved
animals of low production, provided the
foundation of the development of the
dairy industry. The first step toward
improving the dairy cow was the importation of purebred cattle.
19211..
Oregon's production of cattle and
calves, dairy products and swine is of
minor importance nationally. However,
this state ranks high in the production of sheep and wool, poultry products and fur-bearing animals.
Dairy Cattle
1811.O's and were an important part of
the livestock industry throughout the
remainder of the nineteenth century
and the early part of the twentieth
century. With the development of the
tractor, and its popularity in Oregon
since 1920, the number of horses and
mules has declined.
In 1900 cattle was the most important livestock group according to inventory value. In that year cattle
numbers represented 1i% of the total
value of all livestock. Horses, mules,
and other workstock accounted for 27%,
and sheep were third with 22% of the
total value of livestock on farms. By
1959 workstock was of minor importance
and sheep had failed to keep pace with
the rapidly increasing cattle numbers.
Cattle accounted for 86% of the value
of all livestock in 1959. Sheep and
lambs ranked second and horses and
mules third.
The production per cow increased
rapidly in the late 1800's and by 1899
the average dairy cow was producing
nearly 3,500 pounds of milk annually.
Oregon has continued to improve the
performance of dairy herds and since
1900 production per cow has nearly
doubled. The average cow produced
6,250 pounds of milk containing 269
pounds of milk fat in 1958. Twentyfive years earlier her ancestors
averaged 1l.,920 pounds of milk containing 212 pounds of milk fat.
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Thous.
Thous.
head
All Cattle and Calves
head
JAN.!
1860
1880
1920
I 900
1940
JAN. /
'959
Despite gains, Oregont s rank in
milk production per cow has been
low throughout the twentieth century.
In 1958 the state ranked 25th in milk
The first Census of Agriculture showed that there were only 8,556 cattle and
calves kept for milk in 1850. Twice as
many were kept for beef. Due to the improved production of the imported purebred cattle, numbers increased steadily
until 1911-3 when a high of -1.14-3,O00 animals
were kept for dairy purposes. Dairy cattle numbers have since decreased with
only 357,000 dairy animals on Oregon
farms in 1959.
production per cow and 111-th in milk-
fat production per cow.
Although scattered throughout the
state, the greatest concentration of
dairy cattle is in coast counties and
in the Willamette Valley. Western
Oregon accounts for around threefourths of the statets milk cows.
While most of the dairy cows are in
western Oregon, Malheur County has
ranked first in milk cow numbers
since 1955. Up until that time
wes;ern Oregon counties ranked
ahead of Malheur. Tillamook, Coos,
Marion, Linn and Washington are
the leading milk cow counties in
western Oregon.
Cash receipts from farm marketings
of dairy products were larger than those
from any other livestock enterprise until 1911.5, when they were topped by cash
receipts from cattle and calves. Dairy
herds still contribute a considerable
If it were
amount of the beef and veal.
possible to separate the marketings of
cattle and calves between dairy and beef,
the income from dairying probably would
have been larger than beef for a longer
period of time.
Dairy Products: During most of
the nineteenth century, prior to
mechanization, dairy products were
processed on the farm. Butter and
cheese, the first farm-processed
dairy products, have been produced
and sold by individual dairymen since
the early years of the dairy industry's
development.
Cash receipts from farm sales of
dairy products reached a high of $56 million in 1952, but had dropped to $11-S million by 1958. Due to a decline in milk
cow numbers total milk production has had
a domward trend despite the increasing
production per cow.
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Oregon by the Hudson's Bay Company and
the Willamette Cattle Company. Numbers
of cattle kept for beef increased steadily until 1880, were relatively stable
until 1900, and followed a fluctuating
Since, beef cattle
trend. until 1929.
numbers have continued to increase most
of the time to a record high of
The history of creameries dates back
to 1883 when Colonel Toni Cornelius
built a creamery in Washington County.
Cheese factories were in operation as
early as 1887 when a factory producing
cheese and butter was built near Forest
Grove in Washington County. After
their development, the number of creameries and cheese factories increased
rapidly. In 1900 there were over 70
creameries and cheese factories in
operation throughout the state. Seven
were in eastern Oregon.
l,lLIO,OOO on Oregon farms as of January 1, 1959.
About four-fifths of Oregon's beef
cows were on eastern Oregon farms and
ranches in 1959. Malheur, Harney,
Elamath, Lake, and Baker are the leading counties. Oregon has less than 2%
of the nation's beef cattle.
The trend toward fewer operators and
larger plants started in 1905 when 1iO
cheese factories combined to form the
Tillamook County Creamery Association.
Since that time, many small creameries
and cheese factories have gone out of
business. In 1899 individual farmers
produced over eight million pounds or
four-fifths of the butter. By 1909
more butter was being manufactured in
creameries than on the farm. Farm-produced cheese reached a peak in 1899
although it accounted for only 20% of
the total cheese production. Farm production of dairy products continued to
decrease and represented a negligible
portion of the total production of
dairy products in 1958. Factory processing of dairy products has continued
to increase and new products have been
added.
Ice cream, sherbert, milk, ice
milk, melorine, powdered milk, and many
other dairy foods have been developed
in recent years.
Sheep
Although the first sheep arrived in
Oregon in 1811 with the Astor expedition, it was 1839 before a good-sized
supply of sheep existed in Oregon.
That year Jacob Lease drove several
hundred head from California. The
first purebred sheep were brought to
Oregon in 1851. Sheep became very
popular soon after their introduction
and their numbers increased rapidly
until 1881. Numbers continued to increase at a fluctuating rate until
1910 when a record number of sheep were
grazing on Oregon ranches and. ranges.
Numbers then decreased until 1923, which
was followed by an increase to a second
peak year in 1931. From 1931 to 1951
the number of sheep in Oregon decreased
by two million, mostly due to a shift
from sheep to beef in the range areas.
Sheep and lambs have increased slightly
during the past several years, but are
still only about one-third the 1931
Oregon does not rank high in the
manufacture of dairy products.
In 1957
the state stood 12th in the production
of all cheese and l9h in butter production, the most important manufactured
dairy products. Prior to l9-i-O Oregon
ranked in the top ten cheese producing
states. Oregon's rank as a butter producing state has not changed much since
total.
Wool production followed somewhat
the same trend as sheepnumbers, experiencing two distinct peak years in 1912
and 1931. The record production of
wool occurred in 1931 when 22 million
pounds were shorn. Production in 1958
totaled 7,1)1-5,000 pounds. The production
of sheep and lambs for meat is more
1900.
Beef Cattle
The beef industry, like dairying,
originated with the cattle brought to
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important than production for wool in
Oregon. The sale of animals for meat
purposes now accounts for more income
than wool.
Previous to 1911-5, the greater portion of the sheep were produced. in eastern Oregon. Since that time, western
Oregon has become relatively more important. In 1911.0, less than 20 years ago,
The increasing popularity of sheep in
Oregon stimulated Joseph Watt and others
to establish the first woolen mills on
the Pacific Coast. In 1857 the construction of the Willamette Woolen Manufacturing Company in Salem, Oregon, wa
completed. The Willamette Woolen Mills
were welcomed by the sheep producers as
it put an end to a buyers' monopolythat
existed from 1853 to 1857.
western Oregon had only about a fourth
of the state's total. In 1958, sheep
numbers were almost evenly divided between eastern and western Cregoni Douglas, now the leading sheep-producing
county, has nearly twice as many sheep as
any other county. Maiheur, IClamath, Lake
Linn, and Marion are other important
counties.
Although still important on many
farms, sheep have declined sharply in
importance as income-producers during
the past quarter century. In l92-l- the
cash income from farm sales of sheep
and wool accounted for more than a
fourth of the total cash income from
all livestock. This decreased to
Hogs
in 1958.
In 1900 Oregon ranked seventh in
the number of sheep on farms and fourth
in wool production. Since 1935, Oregon
has become less important in wool production and in numbers of sheep and
lambs marketed.
In 1958, Oregon ranked 12th in sheep and wool production.
Tho us.
head
i/AN. /
Sheep
Following their introduction in 1811,
hogs were very popular with pioneer farmNearly every pioneer farmer raised
ers.
hogs on his farm to provide meat for the
table and fat f or soap, candles and cookThe number of hogs and pigs on Oreing.
gon farms increased until 1896, then followed irregular trends. Numbers fluctuated, reached a peak in 1915, alowin 1935,
and a record high of 359,000 hogs atthebeFollowing this record
ginning of l91I-11.
level, numbers decreased rapidly to a long
time low of 9)4,000 in 195)4, then turned
upward again. Pork production has followed the same general trend as hog
Thous.
head
JAN.!
200C
2000
1500
1500
1000
1000
500
500
numbers; but in recent years production
per hog has increased, partially offsetting lower hog numbers.
Due to decreased production and numbers, the income from hogs now accounts
for a smaller portion of the total agri
cultural income than in 1900.
Hog numbers are about evenly split
between eastern and western Oregon.
Marion, Clackamas, Linn, Wallowa, and
Union are the leading counties.
Chickens
Chickens came to Oregon with the
early settlers during the
At first they provided mainly for
meat and eggs for home consumption.
Later they were frequently bartered
for necessities at the general store,
but by the end of the henst first
century in Oregon, eggs had become a
full-fledged source of income. Production increased almost steadily over the
years, although dips were recorded during the depression years and again from
An all-time high was
l9li-1- to l9Il9.
reached in 1956 when 61i-O million eggs
were produced. The 1958 production
was about 3% below the record high.
l830s.
Commercial broiler production in
Oregon increased from 120,000 birds in
19311-, the first year of record, to a
high of 8,382,000 in 1956. This
number dropped to 7,697,000 in 1957,
then increased again in 1958 to
8,31o,000.
Although Oregon is not an important
producer of chickens or eggs, it has
been the scene of two record-making
The
events in the poultry industry.
first hen in the world to produce 300
or more eggs in one year was raised in
the state. In 1912-13 an Oregon hen
layed 303 eggs during a twelve-month
period. During the 1916-17 season this
same hen produced the 1,000th egg in
her lifetime.
The chicken and egg enterprises have
kept pace with other agricultural enterprises during the twentieth century, as
chickens now account for about the same
portion of the total agricultural income as in 1909. Total poultry production was more important in 1958 than
in 1909. This was due largely to the
increased income from turkeys.
Production of chiókens is concentrated in western Oregon, with the
Willamette Valley raising two-thirds
of the state's number. Clackanias,
Lane, Washington, Marion, and Yamhill
are the leading counties.
in the top ten states in the nation
in number of turkeys raised. Since
1951, Oregon's position has declined.
It ranked 13th in 1958.
Turkeys
Most of the turkeys are raised in
western Oregon, with the Willamette
Valley accounting for over 8cP/o of the
state total in 1958. The leading
counties were Yanthill, Clackamas,
Marion, Linn, and Umatilla.
Although turkeys were produced in
Oregon during the nineteenth century,
the turkey industry developed in the
twentieth century. Prior to 1900 very
few turkeys were found in Oregon, and
it was not until the late 1920's that
commercial production of turkeys became popular. Numbers increased
steadily until l9)-i-5 when a record
3,105,000 birds were raised. Turkey
numbers have since fluctuated downward.
Slightly more than a million and a half
birds were raised in 1958, mostly heavy
breeds.
Horses and Mules
Horses and mules replaced oxen as
work stock on Oregon pioneers' farms in
the nineteenth century. In turn, horses
and. niiiles have been replaced by tractors
and trucks in the twentieth century.
Numbers of all horses and mules on
Oregon farms increased steadily from
the early pioneer days, until 1900,
followed by five years of decrease.
Horse and mule numbers again built up
to a record 311,000 head. in 1916.
Since then they have decreased. rapidly. On January 1, 1959 there were
only i-5,000, the loweSt number since
records were started in 1867.
Turkeys developed from an agricultural enterprise of minor importance
prior to 1929 to an enterprise contributing over six million dollars to
the 1958 agricultural income of the
state.
During the early period of the turkey industry, 1929 to 1953, Oregon ranked
Thous.
head
Thous.
head
Horses
and
Mules
C/AN. I
2501-
200
150
irr
JAN.!
-250
200
ISO
...
.....
100
100
50
50
r
1860
1880
1900
1920
32
1940
1959
a sizeable business. The early fur industry was composed mainly of foxes.
However, fox numbers decreased in the
190's and are now of little importance.
Mink is now the leading fur-bearing
animal. Mink production increased
during the 1930's, decreased during
World War II, and has since increased.
Although horses for farm power have
almost disappeared from the scene the
horse is being used for pleasure riding
and exibition at an increasing rate.
Other livestock and livestock products
Goats:
These animals have declined
in importance as land-clearing and
brush became less of a problem. Mohair
production from them is a minor part of
Oregont a agriculture. The clip reached
a record high of 592,000 pounds in 1909,
declined until 1917, then was about unchanged until 1939. Since l939 production has declined rapidly, reaching
Oregon is one of the leading mink
producing states in the nation due to
an available supply of fish, which is
n economical mink feed. Clatsop,
Columbia, Marion, and Tillamook counties
produce most of Oregon's mink.
Bees: Thefirst person to succeed
in bringing a hive of bees to Oregon
was John Davenport in i851i-. Since
then, honey production has fluctuated
widely, reaching a high of 2,576,000
pounds in 19)49. Bees are used for
pollinizing orchards and seed crops
throughout Oregon. Rentals for these
purposes and sales of honey contribute
to Oregon's farm income.
a record low of 81i.,000 pounds in 1958.
Most of the mohair is produced in
western Oregon. Oregon accounts for
only a small part of the national total.
Fur-Bearing Animals: Oregont S furfarming industry developed from a few
domesticated animals in the 192O'sto
33
POPULATION AND NUMBER OF FARMS: Oregon, 1850-1958
Year
Population 11
Total
Urban
Number
Rural
Nonlarm Farm
Total
of
farms 2/
1,164
5,806
7,587
3/
3/
N/
NI
NI
37
N/
37
37
NI
16,217
25,530
3/
3/
35,837
46,400
51,200
58,500
63,200
1850
1860
1870
1880
1890
12,093
52,465
90,923
174,768
317,704
2,874
8,293
25,852
88,491
12,093
49,561
82,630
148,916
229,213
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
413,536
672,765
783,389
953,786
1,089,684
133,180
307,060
390,346
489,746
531,675
280,356
365,705
393,043
464,040
558,009
18T,034
242,495
01,726
212,009
221,545
256,283
1950
1958
1,521,341
1,773,000
819,318
3/
702,023
3/
473,788
3/
228,235
62,600
54,000
3/
Data from U. S. Census publications except 1958, which is U. S. Department
of Commerce estimate. 2/ 1850-1900 data from U. S. Census publications;
1910-1958, U S. Departñient of Agriculture estimates. 3/ Data not available.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
PERCENT OF FARMS REPORTING SPECIFIED FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 1
Oregon, 1920-1957
-
Electricity
phones
Tele-
Running
1920
1930
1940
1945
10.9
33.4
61.5
50.5
48.2
33.9
27
27
1950
1954
1957
91.2
96.8
Year
76. 6
z/
water
2/
40. 6
72. 9
50.3
70.9
2/
9Z.9
76. 3
Home
Auto-
2/
41. 1
freezers mobiles
Z/
27
27
15.5
41.7
2/
Motortrucks
3.4
Tractors
5,8
75.3
78.6
80.5
24.1
16.6
25.0
36. 8
38. 3
79.3
85.0
49.7
61.7
2/
61.6
74.1
zj
16.5
2/.
1/ Percentages based on U. S. Census data except telephones in 1957, based on
Agricultural Marketing Service estimate. 2/ Data not available.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
CASH RECEIPTS FROM FARMING: Oregon, 1924-1958
Year
Cash receipts from marketings
Crop
Livestock
Total
1,000
1,000
1,000
Dollars
Dollars
Dollars
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
52,318
58,369
110,687
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
62, 139
67, 815
129, 954
60,070
53,954
33,814
27,899
38,091
73,562
57,904
46,284
32,787
33,973
133,632
111,858
80,098
60,686
72,064
36,094
41,241
50, 973
55,886
45,013
40,393
54,335
58,747
66,303
58,166
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
47,841
50,982
72,009
101,513
136,358
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
60,667
65,986
61,638
66,003
63,804
73,482
Total cash
receipts
Government
payments 1/ from farming 1/
1,000
Dollars
1,000
Dollars
126,670
129,790
135,120
61
72,125
76,487
95,576
109,720
122,189
103,179
4,184
3,562
2,815
2,502
2,499
80,671
99,138
112,535
124,691
105,678
58,313
61,445
79,195
105,114
127,051
106,154
112,427
151,204
206,627
23,409
6,818
5,699
4,545
6,585
5,613
112,972
118,126
155,749
213,212
269,022
158,344
182,427
201,684
209,064
224,681
131,331
145,875
153,055
176,014
172,192
289,675
328,302
354,739
385,078
396,873
9,269
9,969
8,766
4,016
4,196
298,944
338,271
363,505
389,094
401,069
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
179,428
211,175
233,211
235,344
227,903
172,690
179,415
204,685
184,158
173,478
352,118
390,590
437,896
419,502
401,381
2,450
3,411
3,352
2,994
2,696
354,568
394,001
441,248
422,496
404,077
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
211,053
232,915
236,427
223,602
218,210
163,499
170,195
171,610
173,770
173,243
384,552
403,110
408,037
5,108
1,589
4,857
9,553
6,441
389,660
405,699
412,894
406,925
397,894
37,372
391,453
1/ Data not available prior to 1933
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
35
WHEAT: Acreage, yield, production, price and value, Oregon 1849, 1859, and 1869-1958 !
Year
Harvested
Acreage
1,000
Acres
1849
1859
1869
Yierd per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Price per
Value of
Production
Bushels
1,000
Bushels
Dollars
Dollars
Bushel
1,000
200
827
120
19.5
2,340
115
125
135
165
2,300
2,438
2,565
3,300
5,000
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
250
20.0
19.5
19.0
20.0
20.0
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
255
275
345
365
445
19.0
17.5
21.0
18.5
16.8
4,845
4,812
7,245
6,752
7,476
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
465
495
485
535
575
20.0
20.0
17.0
19.0
9,300
9,652
9,700
9,095
10,925
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
585
590
610
590
560
18.0
10, 530
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
590
620
19.5
15.0
18.0
17.0
16.8
8,850
10,980
10,030
9,408
645
665
660
17.0
19.0
18.0
19.0
19.5
10,030
11,780
11,610
12,635
12,870
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
685
710
770
875
873
20.0
19.0
19.0
18.0
16.6
13,700
13,490
14,630
15,750
14,492
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
865
775
750
680
655
13.7
21.3
20.7
18.3
18.0
11,890
16,480
15,555
12,448
11.817
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
670
555
585
680
764
18.2
12,195
19. 1
10, 610
22.3
17.7
16.3
13,030
12,067
12,445
Continued)
36
,93
11,583
WHEAT: Acreage, yield, production, price and value, Oregon 1849, 1859, and 1869-1958 1/
Year
Harvested
Acreage
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
1,000
Acres
Bushel
Product.on
1,000
Bushels
Dollars
Dollars
Value of
1,000
12,265
12,916
14,696
18,000
22.0
20.8
15.8
15.2
21,090
17,475
.86
1.18
1. 97
18.3
16,660
19,759
2.05
2.05
18,137
20,620
25,255
34,153
40,506
1,049
992
990
916
890
20.8
22.4
17.6
24.4
16.8
21,795
22,219
17,377
22,320
14,930
1.94
.94
1.00
.88
1.26
42,282
20,886
17,377
19,642
18,812
964
19.6
18,893
1.34
1.21
25,317
23,259
1. 17
32, 223
21. 530
1. 10
23, 683
715
810
870
795
870
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
960
840
810
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
Price per
.88
.76
.74
.74
.88
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
Bushels
Production
1,095
1,080
1,064
16, 392'
12, 820
19, 222
27, 541
18. 1
1,019
1,075
25.0
22.7
20.0
1,027
1, 102
13,938
16,995
19,860
19.5
21.0
22.8
20.6
20.7
23,182
1.04
12, 130
15,840
24,109
23.0
945
991
903
835
18.7
20.2
19.5
15.1
23,621
17,662
20,060
17,608
12,610
.74
.38
.42
.65
.74
17,480
6,712
8,425
11,445
9,331
878
17L7
740
20.3
20.6
21.3
21.1
15,503
20,340
20,424
22,760
15,611
.72
.90
.77
.53
.71
11,162
18,306
15,726
12,063
11,084
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
839
820
720
728
914
20.2
28.9
27.6
27.6
26.5
16,960
23,725
19,896
20,124
24,200
.66
.92
1.07
1.29
1.38
11,194
21,827
21,289
25,960
33,396
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
921
984
976
1, 052
23.7
25.6
22.8
28.5
21.5
21,810
25,168
1.45
1.77
31,624
44,548
22, 232
29, 954
2. 19
2. 01
48, 688
60, 261
22,698
1.98
44,942
23,693
2.05
34,298
2.16
2.12
48,570
65,039
888
24.9
28.2
27.4
28.1
29.5
824
816
745
821
31.4
36.0
34.1
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1,000
993
1068
1,058
952
1,063
1,167
i,z20
29, 972
32, 016
2. 17
72,711
26, 196
2. 17
56, 045
21,899
25,607
2.03
2.03
2.04
44,455
26, 788
28,000
1.81
1/Acreage and yield data not available for 1849 and 1859. Price and value data not
available for years prior to 1909.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
1849 and 1859 data are U. S. Census figures.
37
69, 155
51, 982
54, 647
50, 680
OATS: Acreage, yield, production, price, and value, Oregon 1849, 1859, and 1869-1958 1/
Year
Harvested
Acreage
Yield per
Harvested
Production
Acre
1,000
Bushels
1, 000
Acres
1849
1859
1869
Bushels
Price per
Bushel
Value of
Production
Dollars
Dollars
1,000
55
886
54
38.0
2,052
59
1,888
1,768
1,896
3,234
3,392
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
98
106
32.0
26.0
24.0
33.0
32.0
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
121
128
139
133
152
30.0
33.0
30.0
26.0
29.0
3,630
4,224
4,170
3,458
4,408
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
155
155
158
174
191
27.0
28.5
28.0
25.5
285
4,185
4,418
4,424
4,437
5,444
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
187
193
197
209
211
31.0
26.5
28.0
28.5
27.2
5,797
5,114
5,516
5,956
5,739
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
238
260
275
285
305
28.0
30.0
26.5
28.5
26.5
6,664
7,800
7,288
8,122
8,082
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
330
250
255
270
261
31.0
17.0
32.0
27.0
25.7
10, 230
4, 250
8, 160
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
275
295
295
305
305
19.0
31.5
30.0
33.0
23.5
5,225
9,292
8,850
10,065
7,168
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
315
320
320
330
339
24.0
34.0
31.5
30.5
32.1
10,880
10,080
10,065
10,882
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
345
345
335
325
320
30.5
31.0
34.0
37.0
31.0
68
79
7,290
6, 708
7,560
10,522
10,695
11,390
12, 025
9,920
(Continued)
38
.54
5,876
.47
.41
.42
.39
.42
4,945
4,385
4784
4,690
4,166
OATS: Acreage, yield, production, price, and value, Oregon 1849, 1859, and 1869-1958 1/
Year
Harvested
Acreage
Y ielil per
Harvesthd
Acre
Production
Price per
Value of
Production
Bushels
1,000
Bushels
Dollars
Dollars
1,000
Acres
Bushel
1,000
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
315
305
310
300
284
36.0
37.5
25.0
20.0
30.5
11,340
11,438
7,750
6,000
8,662
.39
.44
.83
.97
.94
4,423
5,033
6,433
5,820
8,142
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
300
272
267
270
280
32.0
29.0
23.5
32.0
28.0
9,600
7,888
6,274
8,640
7,840
.75
.45
.54
.45
.59
7,200
3,550
3,388
3,888
4,626
1925
1926
1928
1929
308
293
258
253
253
28.5
25.0
29.5
31.0
36.0
8,778
7,325
7,611
7,843
9,108
.48
.47
.55
.52
.53
4,213
3 443
4 186
4 078
4,827
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
240
223
238
298
301
35.0
32.0
29.0
36.0
22 6
8,400
7,136
6,902
10,728
6 803
.35
.27
.29
.34
41
2,940
1,927
2,002
3 648
2 789
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
306
315
261
8,874
308
29.0
34.0
36.0
25.0
32,0
10,710
9,396
6,025
9,856
.34
.44
.38
.38
.35
3,017
4,712
3,570
2 290
3,450
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
303
296
302
326
398
25.0
29.5
34.0
38.0
30.5
7,700
8,732
10,268
12,388
12,140
.35
.50
.54
.75
.73
2 695
4 366
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
342
356
356
271
366
23.5
27.5
28.5
26.5
28.0
8,054
9,782
.75
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
344
288
289
257
330
26.2
26.8
35.2
31.9
36.3
1955
1956
1957
1958
273
279
299
311
344
1927:
241
10,132
.97
.80
8,996
7,728
.88
1.04
10, 183
. 98
9,381
11,709
10,764
10.574
34.fl
1.11
7, 182
10, 248
8,186
11,970
42.0
36.0
. 94
.87
.78
.70
.72
.67
.67
9 291
8,862
6 040
9, 195
11 247
6,967
8, 198
7,916
8,037
9, 979
7 122
9,428
6 567
8 430
7,212
7,085
! Acreage and yield data not available for 1849 and 1859. Price and value data not available for years
prior to 1909.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 1849, 1859 figures
are from U. S. Census Bureau.
39
BARLEY: Acreage, yield, production,: price, and value, Oregon 1859, and 18694958 1/
Year
Harvested
Acreage
1,000
Acres
Yield Per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Price Per
Bushels
1,000
Bushels
Dollars
Value of
Production
1,000
Dollars
155
Bushel
26
1859
1869
6
35.0
210
.74
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
7
30.5
28.5
30.5
33.0
29.0
214
228
336
495
493
.75
.92
.67
.61
210
225
282
301
580
588
875
675
911
.80
.73
.73
.62
.64
464
429
639
418
583
841
957
885
.67
.58
.60
.65
.47
563
555
531
590
487
.52
.45
49
8
11
15
17
57
160
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
20
29
29.0
28.0
35.0
25.0
31.4
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
29
29
30
33
34
29.0
33.0
29.5
27.5
30.5
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
35
29 5
26.0
29.0
29.0
23.2
1 032
882
55
47
506
473
470
622
415
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
42
46
49
27.5
30.0
26.5
28.0
30.0
1,155
1,380
1,298
1,428
1,560
.70
.48
.46
.40
.33
808
662
597
571
515
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
55
22.5
26.5
28.5
27.5
25.1
1,238
1,431
1,568
1,540
1,506
.40
495
644
706
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
66
70
76
1,848
2,030
2,052
81
85
28.0
29.0
27.0
23.0
27.0
1,863
2,295
.42
.49
.52
.59
.59
1,067
1,099
1,354
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
92
99
107
105
109
28.5
26.0
32.5
21.0
21.8
2,622
2,574
3,478
2,205
2,376
.52
.52
.57
.58
.69
1,363
1,338
1,982
1,279
1,639
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
100
96
90
85
82
23.0
23.0
28.5
26.0
23.5
2,300
2,208
2,565
2,210
.63
.67
.56
.56
.56
1,449
1,479
1,436
1,238
1,079
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
85
82
90
84
67
25.0
27.0
18.0
17.0
21.5
2,125
2,214
1,620
1,428
1,440
55
1,169
1,683
2,025
2,085
2,059
21
25
27
35
36
39
38
51
52
54
55
56
60
908
1,037
910
1,044
1,131
1,927
Continued)
45
.45
.49
.50
.76
1.25
1.46
1.43
755
753
776
995
BARLEY: Acreage, yield, production, price, and value, Oregon 1859, and 1869-1958 1/
Year
Y ieldper
Harvested
Acre
Harvested
Acreage
1,000
Bushels
1, 000
Bushels.
Acres
Price per
Production
Value of
Bushel
Production
Dollars
Dollars
1.24
2,284
1,000
27.5
27.5
24.0
27.5
22.0
1,842
1,292
1,128
1,678
1,430
28.0
24.0
3z.5
29.0
30.5
2,352
1,512
2,145
2,204
2,562
.69
.66
.82
.78
.75
1,623
2,246
2,100
2,436
3,098
2,064
.48
.40
.34
.41
.58
1,078
77
31.2
30.0
28.0
29.5
26.8
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
112
106
139
151
177
27.0
30.0
32.0
25.0
29.0
3,024
3,180
4,448
3,775
5,133
.47
.73
.59
.45
.50
1,421
2,321
2,624
1,699
2,566
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
213
209
25.0
32.0
32.5
36.5
5,325
6,688
10,855
10,476
8,282
.50
.66
.71
1.00
1.06
2,662
4,414
7,707
10,476
8,779
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
257
278
300
351
274
29.5
34.0
35.5
34.5
32.0
7,582
9,452
10,650
12,110
8,768
1.06
1.32
1.68
1.19
1.16
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
337
337
276
301
527
32.0
31.0
38.0
38.0
37.0
10,784
10,447
10,488
11,438
19,499
1.25
1955
1956
1957
1958
559
570
616
585
32.0
37.5
35.5
34.0
17,888
21,375
21,868
19,890
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
67
47
47
61
65
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
84
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
63
66
76
84
72
70
87
105
334
287
238
.
.
.
.69
.71
.67
.94
1.39
1.56
1. 19
1. 17
.99
L04
.98
1.00
891
801
1,124
1,344
998
1,759
1,719
1,922
.
840
828
1,270
1,197
8,037
12, 477
17, 892
14,411
10, 171
13, 480
14, 521
16, 361
13, 611
22, 814
17,709
22,230
21,431
19,890
Production is the only data available for 1859.
SOURCE: Agriculture Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 1859 figure
is from the U. S. Census
ALL CORN: Acreage, yield, production, price and value!!, Oregon 1849, 1859 and 1869-1958
Year
Harvested
Acreage
1,000
Acres
1849
1859
1869
2/
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
3
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
5
6
6
6
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
6
6
6
7
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
8
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
4
4
4
4
6
8
9
9
11
12
13
14
14
15
16
17
19
20
22
23
Y lelid per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Bushels
1,000
Bushels
2/
25.0
23.0
25.0
26.5
26.0
25.0
69
100
106
104
100
25.0
27.0
25,0
25.0
22.5
125
162
150
150
135
22.0
22,0
132
132
144
168
212
24,0
26,5
22.5
25.5
26.0
24,0
19,7
234
264
236
21,5
25.5
22.0
24.0
25.5
280
357
308
360
408
25.0
22.0
27.0
21.0
22.0
425
418
540
462
506
23.0
21.0
23.0
25.0
26.0
552
567
644
690
832
780
736
887
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
24
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
30
32
30
32
34
23.0
26.0
26.0
23.0
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
35
39
25,0
25.5
29.5
28.5
25.0
27
28
29
29
40
42
45
26. 1
Value of
Bushel
Production
Dollars
Dollars
.94
834
.91
.87
.81
.74
.81
796
865
956
386
911
1,000
3
76
75
240
Price per
180
230
725
754
875
994
1,180
1,197
1,125
(Continued)
ALL CORN: Acreage, yield, production, price and value 1/, Oregon 1849, 1859 and 1869-1958
Year
Harvested
Acreage
Y ield per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Price per
Bushels
1,000
Bushels
Dollars
Dollars
30,0
29.0
26.0
27.5
26.5
1,470
1,711
1,664
1,870
2,146
.80
1,176
2,036
2,796
27.5
27.5
32.0
35.0
29,5
2, 172
28.0
29.0
30.0
32.0
31.0
1,652
1,769
1,860
1, 000
Acres
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
49
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
79
77
70
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
59
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
60
62
59
64
68
81
68
59
Bushel
2,118
2,240
2,380
1,740
Value of
Production
1,000
1. 19
1.68
1.70
1.60
1. 16
.91
.97
1.03
1.22
3, 179
3,434
2,520
1,927
2,173
2,451
2,123
1,702
1,953
1.03
1.12
1.12
1.13
1.05
54
30.0
31.0
28.0
30.0
29.0
1,800
1,922
1,820
2,130
1,566
.82
.65
.55
.68
.85
1,476
1,249
1,001
1,448
1,331
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
60
68
72
60
68
31.0
31.0
33.0
28.0
30.5
1,860
2,108
2,376
1,680
2,074
.79
.97
.65
.61
.72
1,469
2,045
1,544
1,025
1,493
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
60
61
51
1,830
2,013
1,708
1,679
1,271
.76
.92
1.03
1.34
1.34
1,391
1,852
1 ,759
36
30.5
33.0
33.5
36.5
35.3
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
31
31
25
27
26
36.0
35.5
46.0
38.0
41.0
1,116
1,100
1,150
1,026
1,066
1.45
1.67
2.50
1.63
1.59
2, 875
1950
25
27
41.0
46.0
46,0
48.0
55.0
1,025
1,242
1,150
1,104
1,595
1.93
2.13
1.90
1, 978
2, 645
61.0
60.0
70.0
70.0
2,440
2,400
2,520
3,150
1.68
1.70
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
61
62
63
63
65
71
46
25
23
29
40
40
36
45
2,016
1.85
1.84
1.52
1.40
1/ Price and value of production data not available for years prior to 1909.
2/ Data not available.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 1849 and
1859 data from U. S. Census publications.
13
1, 981
2, 083
2,278
2,051
2, 250
1, 703
1,618
1,837
1,672
1,695
2,185
2,042
2, 935
4, 099
4, 080
3, 830
4,410
RYE Acreage, yield, production, average price and value, Oregon 1859, 1869 and 1877-1958
Year
Harvested
Acreae
1,000
Acres
YIeld per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Bushels
Bushels
1,000
1859
1869
1877
1878
1879
1/
TI
T
1
1
15.0
16.0
15
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1
1
13.5
15.0
12.5
8.5
13.5
14
15
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
2
3
4
1/
TI
1.5
77
80
50
60
66
64
10.0
8.5
l0.5
10
12.0
76
94
120
9
9
10.0
10.5
14.0.
14.0
10.8
90
94
126
140
108
16.0
13.5
13.5
11.5
14.0
160
162
162
138
168
9
10
10
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
10
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
12
12
13
13
13
14.0
13.5
16.0
9.0
11.4
168
162
208
117
148
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
15
18
13,0
13.0
15.5
13.5
13.0
234
341
270
273
12
12
12
12
22
20
21
l 000
25
25
54
1l.0
9
9
Dollars
16
7
8
Dollars
14
7
5
6
Value
Bushel
3
52
5
Price Per
4
13.0
10.0
12.0
11.0
9.2
4
2.!
195
Continued)
1Ii
.98
145
.97
.96
.68
.78
.92
189
225
232
211
251
RYE: Acreage1 yield, production,, average price and value, Oregon 1859, 1869 and 1877-1958 2/
Year
Harvested
Acreage
YieTId per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Bushels
1,000
Bushels
1,000
Acres
Bushel
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
23
31
31
35
42
15.0
12.0
12.0
10.5
345
372
372
368
315
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
38
43
30
12.0
14.2
456
611
360
330
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
22
9
11
17
16
19
20
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
24
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
34
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
45
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
31
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
22
23
21
21
1955
1956
1957
1958
20
24
24
18
30
30
29
41
39
33
25
44
36
34
32
32
32
24
15
18
15
75
12.0.
15.0
12.5
Value
Price per
1,000
Dollars
Dollars
.87
1.14
1.81
300
424
673
751
580
2.04
1.84
1.49
112
14.0
13.0
16.0
15.0
13.5
154
14.0
11.5
679
513
328
290
.84
.91
.88
r
ill
1.01
.99
.96
1.00
156
11.5.
.64
.55
.44
.64
.71
215
114
10.5
12.3
336
207
345
315
357
13.0
14.0
13.5
12.5
12.5
442
574
526
412
312
.60
.71
.67
.44
.59
265
408
352
181
184
13.5
14.5
14.0
15.0
14.1
608
638
504
510
451
.58
.70
.74
353
447
373
530
510
14.0
13.5
14.0
14.5
10.3
434
432
448
348
1.22
1.67
154
1.35
1.27
529
721
909
470
11.0
12.0
15.0
14.5
11.5
242
276
315
304
207
1.37
1.47
1.63
1.27
1.35
332
406
513
386
279
14,5
14.5
17.5
14.5
21$
290
420
348
1.39
1.24
1.24
1.15
303
360
521
400
221
256
285
270
1.11
1.04
1.13
2.03
1/ Data not available
2/ Price and value data not available prior to 1909.
SOURCE: Agricultural Mar1eting Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 1859 and
1869 data from U. S. Census publications.
219
246
285
300
152
202
253
196
ALL HAY: Acreage, yield, production, price and value, Oregon 1909-58
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Price per
Value of
Production
Tons
1,000
Tons
Dollars
Dollars
929
958
1.53
1.58
1.59
1.67
1.60
1.51
1,422
1,509
1,596
1,767
1,692
1,688
11.90
11.40
9.40
7.90
9.00
8.50
16,922
17,203
15,002
13,959
15,228
14,348
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1 120
1,150
1.67
1.76
1.66
1.57
1.65
1,866
2,028
9.50
11.00
15.40
19.30
18.20
17,727
22,308
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1,156
1,175
1,892
2,031
1,792
1,998
1,477
16.60
9.0ü
31,407
18,279
1,122
1.64
1.73
1.59
1.78
1.32
10.60
13.20
19,496
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1,176
1,148
1,142
1,122
1,107
1.55
1.47
1.75
1.68
1.61
1,819
1,692
1,999
1,886
1,778
11.70
10.30
9.90
11.80
13.80
21,282
17,428
19,790
22,255
24,536
1930
1931
1,126
1,113
1,200
1,142
1,128
1.68
1.48
1.61
1.57
1.61
1,897
1,650
1,935
1,788
1,811
9.20
9.00
17,452
14,850
7. 10
13, 738
8.60
8.20
15,377
14,850
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1, 149
1.46
1.68
1.61
1.65
1.73
1,680
1,864
1,759
1,834
1,857
8.70
9.10
9.20
8.40
11.00
14, 616
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1,087
1,045
1,079
1,164
1,156
1,158
1,062
1,078
1,061
1 73
1.87
1.82
1.76
1.73
1.70
1.73
1.69
1.74
1.58
1,876
1,959
1,964
2,051
1,996
1,970
1,839
1,817
1,846
1,530
10 30
12.10
16.90
22.60
23.40
21.60
24.30
24.60
27.00
26.00
1.69
1.64
1.85
1.92
1,72:1
1,62:1
43, 025
1,8 i
25.00
28.40
27.90
20.20
21.40
1.72
1.88
1.89
1.87
1,784
2,006
1,975
1,886
26.60
23.20
16.00
18.00
47, 454
46, 539
31,600
33,948
Year
Harvested
Acreage
1,000
Acres
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
132
133
1934
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1,003
1,055
1,060
1,120
1, 182
1, 157
1,177
1, 126
1, 125
1,108
1,094
1,113
1,076
970
1,020
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1,006
1,028
1,003
1955
1956
1957
1958
1,040
1,065
1,046
1,009
991
1,965
1,819
1,947
1,866
1, 9T2
1.81
Ton
1,000
11. 80
1/ Data not available until 1909.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture
1859 data are from the U. S. Census Bureau.
16
30, 261
35, 107
35,435
21, 146
21, 179
16,962
16,183
15,406
20,427
19,323
23,704
.33,192
46,353
46,706
42,552
44,688
44,698
49,842
39, 780
46,036
52,061
39, 834
38,777
ALFALFA HAY: Acreage, yield, and production,
Oregon 1899, 1909, and 1919-1958
Yield per
Year
Harvested Harvested Production
Acreage
Acre
1,000
Acres
Tons
1,000
Tons
CLOVER HAY MIXTURES: Acreage, yield, and
production, Oregon 1909 and 1919-1958
Yield per
Year
Harvested Harvested Production
Acreage
Acre
Acres
1,000
Tons
1,000
Tons
1899
54
2 72
146
1909
120
3. 12
375
1909
154
1.82
280
1919
211
2.85
601
1919
166
1.75
290
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
217
220
240
246
244
2.15
2.80
2 40
2.65
2.10
467
616
576
652
512
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
171
176
190
197
197
1.85
1.90
316
334
399
1925
212
244
254
249
250
2.60
2.40
2 70
2.65
2.55
551
586
686
660
638
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
167
150
142
156
133
1.55
1.40
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
255
263
276
259
249
2.65
2.40
2.45
2 40
2 40
676
631
676
622
598
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
132
134
126
95
119
1.60
1.50
1.60
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
254
267
280
288
294
2 55
2.65
2.45
2.60
2.55
648
708
686
749
750
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
111
125
94
1 50
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.65
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
300
303
291
276
259
2.55
2.60
2.55
2.55
2 55
765
788
742
704
660
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
89
102
122
132
132
1.75
1.90
1.85
1.85
1 85
226
244
244
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
246
234
234
211
248
2.65
2.60
2 65
2.65
2 55
652
608
620
559
632
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
115
122
126
134
126
1.85
1.85
1 80
1.85
1 70
213
226
227
248
214
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
263
274
279
310
294
2.75
2.75
2.90
2.85
2.80
723
754
132
139
1.75
809
884
823
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
155
1.85
231
222
261
281
287
1955
1956
1957
1958
309
328
348
336
2.70
2.90
2.70
2.80
834
951
940
941
1955
1956
1957
1958
164
1.75
1.75
1926
1927
1928
1929
80
112
145
148
167
177
159
2 10
2. 10
1.25
1
60
1.60
1.65
1
1
55
95
1.60.
1.80
1.90
1.80
1.80
414
246
259
210
227
250
219
211
201
202
147
232
166
136
190
212
155
156
194
287
292
319
286
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 1899 and 1909
data are from U. S. Census Bureau.
GRAIN HAY: Acreage, yield, and production,
Oregon 1899, 1909, and 1919.1958
Year
Harvested
Acreage
OTHER TAME HAY: Acreage, yield, and
production, Oregon 1919-1958
Yield per
Harvested Production
Acre
1,000
Year
Harvested
Acreage
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
1,000
Acres
Tons
Production
1,000
Tons
Acres
Tons
1,000
Tons
1899
246
1.31
321
1909
374
1.36
509
1919
467
607
1919
107
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
452
489
410
413
410
1.30
1.65
1.55
1.25
1.45
1.10
746
758
512
599
451
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
113
117
133
145
151
1.70
1.50
1.50
1.60
1.70
1.30
1925
1926
1927
415
369
351
316
292
1.40
1.35
1.55
1.50
581
498
544
380
147
150
160
166
198
1.55
1.40
1.70
1.75
1 55
228
210
272
290
30
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
310
313
1.45
1.10
1.35
1.20
1.10
450
344
452
426
378
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
218
203
203
360
304
208
1.65
1.50
1.70
1.85
1.90
1935
1936
1937
1938
337
303
257
1.00
1.30
1.15
1.10
1.25
337
394
296
268
275
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
229
242
218
231
247
1.50
1.65
1.60
1.50
1.80
344
399
349
346
445
1.20
1.45
1.50
1.45
1.45
269
286
334
376
389
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
235
228
217
212
219
1.85
1.85
1.80
1.75
1.75
435
422
391
371
383
1.35
1.45
336
318
294
281
245
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
237
201
192
192
109
1.80
1.85
1.80
1.80
1.20
427
372
346
346
132
117
125
125
116
1.40
1.30
1.70
1.70
1.65
185
152
212
212
111
115
1.50
1.50
1.65
1.65
166
172
172
155
1928
1929
1939
335
355
344
244
220
1
474
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
224
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
249
219
226
194
196
1.30
1.45
1.25
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
196
161
145
136
148
1.30
1.20
1.55
1.65
1.30
255
193
225
192
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
178
183
150
140
1.15
1.45
1.40
1.30
205
265
210
182
1955
1956
1957
1958
197
223
259
268
224
173
104
94
182
170
176
213
246
196
307
345
320
395
131
191
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 1899 and 1909
data are from U. S. Census Bureau.
8
ALL TAME HAY: Acreage, yield, production, Oregon 1869-1958
Year
Harvested
Acreage
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Tons
1,000
Tons
1,000
Acres
1869
47
1.35
63
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
60
70
80
90
100
1.45
1.40
1.35
1.40
1.40
87
98
108
126
140
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
110
120
138
150
167
1.35
1.45
1.05
1.30
1 60
148
174
45
195
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
215
265
275
295
190
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.25
1.50
267
301
371
344
442
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
300
305
320
345
365
1.25
1.25
1.40
1.35
1.35
375
381
448
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
390
430
450
475
490
1.40
1.30
1.35
1.40
1.55
546
559
608
665
760
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
495
485
475
505
521
1.35
668
752
689
783
782
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
580
590
600
640
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1. 55
1.45
1.55
1.50
466
493
1,015
655
1.75
1.55
1.60
1.65
1.60
675
680
690
700
711
1.75
1.70
1.60
1.60
1.65
1,181
1,156
1,104
1,120
1,173
914
960
1,056
1,048
ALL TAME HAY: Acreage, y1e1d, production, Oregon 1869-1958
Year
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
Harvested
Acreage
Production
1, 000
1, 000
Acres
Tons
Tons
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
740
785
835
840
890
1.70
1.70
1.80
1.70
1.60
1, 258
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
890
925
950
930
951
1.80
1.90
1.80
1.70
1.77
1, 602
1, 758
953
1, 699
1, 884
1,001
1,002
973
1.78
1.88
1.75
1.91
1.40
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
941
913
907
887
873
1.72
1.65
1.91
1.89
1.77
1, 619
1, 504
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
915
913
940
882
920
1.85
1.62
1.78
1.72
1.74
1, 697
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
931
892
867
888
855
1.61
1.84
1.75
1.77
1.90
1,495
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
848
830
853
879
878
2.04
1.98
1.92
1,6:25
1, 690
1, 693
1, 695
1, 676
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
847
776
778
731
679
1.92
1.96
1.91
1.96
1.80
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1,002
1.93
1.91
5Q
1,334
1, 503
1,428
1,424
1,710
1,581
1, 680
1,700
1,911
1,405
1,729
1, 674
1, 544
1,480
1, 675
1,515
1, 603
1, 637
1,521
1, 575
1, 625
1, 628
1, 524
1,487
1,434
1, 222
ALL TAME HAY: Acreage, yield, producticn, Oregon 1869-1958
Year
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
Harvested
Acreage
Production
Acres
Tons
1,000
Tons
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
723
691
694
719
713
1.93
1.91
2.17
2.23
2.09
1,394
1,321
1,507
1,601
1,493
1955
1956
1957
1958
762
793
779
729
2.12
2.11
2.15
196
1,492
1,680
1,641
1,564
1,000
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
51
WILD HAY: Acreage, yield and production, Oregon 1899 and 1909-1958.
Year
Harvested
Acreage
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Acres
Tons
1,000
Tons
1899
202
1. 16
234
1909
218
1.14
249
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
218
218
220
220
230
1.15
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.15
251
262
264
264
264
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
230
1.15
1.20
264
270
255
238
267
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
203
173
153
124
120
.95
.85
.60
.70
.60
193
147
92
87
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
235
235
235
235
234
.85
.80
1.15
.90
1.00
200
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
211
200
260
260
208
.95
.85
1.00
200
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
218
216
227
225
221
.85
1.05
1.05
1940
1941
1942
1043
1944
239
215
226
285
278
1.05
1.25
1.20
1.25
1. 15
251
269
271
356
320
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
311
286
300
330
291
1.10
1.10
1.10
1.25
1.06
342
315
330
412
308
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
297
300
312
309
290
1. 10
1.00
1.15
1.20
1.10
327
300
359
371
319
1955
1956
1957
1958
278
272
267
280
1.05
1.20
1.25
1.15
292
326
334
322
1,000
225
232
227
226
1. 10
1.05
1. 18
1.05
1.00
1. 15
1.05
72
188
270
212
234
170
260
273
208
185
227
238
259
232
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
1899 data are from U. S. Census Bureau.
ALFALFA SEED: Acreage, yield, production, price, and Value, Oregon 1909 and
1926-1958
Year
Harvested
Acreage
YIeld per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Clean Seed
Pounds
1,000
Pounds
1, 000
Acres
1909
1/
1/
1926
1927
1928
1929
1.0
2.0
3.0
3,9
140
140
140
135
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
3.0
3.0
3.0
30
2.0
140
140
120
115
94
420
420
360
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
5.0
6.4
7.7
9.6
Price per
100 Pounds
Value of
Production
Dollars
1,000
Dollars
1/
1/
15.40
14.50
18.60
15.90
22
41
78
345
188
16.20
9.80
9.80
9 00
19.70
68
41
35
31
37
700
768
1, 155
12.60
23. 10
25. 80
88
177
12 0
140
120
150
125
79
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
96
6.0
5,0
4.0
4,5
105
60
78
90
64
1,000
360
390
360
290
15 20
23.00
32.20
36.00
39.00
152
83
126
130
113
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
60
6.0
80
90
80
105
150
480
540
320
420
810
38 00
41.80
32.20
48 50
40.20
182
226
5.0
5.5
185
225
350
350
285
1,300
2,362
3,675
1,750
1,568
45,00
50.50
36.00
21.50
37.40
585
1, 193
1,323.
376
586
60
6.5
9.0
10.0
400
390
345
350
2,400
2,535
3,105
3,500
20 50
32.50
23.70
27.50
492
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
4.0
40
5,4
7.0
10.5
10.5
8
140
280
420
526
1,200
950
20.20
19 70
1/ Data not available.
SOURCE Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture. 1909 data are from U. S. Census Bureau
53
84
298
242
187
103
204
326
824
736
962
RED CLOVER SEED: Acreage, yield, production, price and value, Oregon 1919-58
Year
Harvested
Acreage
1 000
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
Pounds
1919
11 0
63
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
93
73
17.6
11.3
12.4
9.7
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
000
1
Acres
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
Production
Clean Seed
Pounds
46 30
321
679
1880
15.60
18.50
19.20
22.40
128
250
102
238
96
25.90
28.30
23.50
25.30
15.20
224
357
588
640
385
19.10
10.30
268
554
49
Dollars
Value of
Production
1,000
Dollars
693
1,602
91
Priceper
100 Pounds
100
1,240
44
427
11.1
16.4
78
77
125
115
110
16.3
86
110
73
110
92
1,402
3,080
1,073
2,484
144
11 50
17.00
1,319
2,006
3,645
3,360
2,400
13 70
22.20
28.20
13.10
14.70
1,028
20.0
22.0
23.0
28.0
14.7
10 4
27.0
15 7
11.8
866
1,263
2,500
2,530
2,530
1
8.00
317
86
132
422
181
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
27.0
24.0
19.0
84
170
135
140
125
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
13.0
12.0
12.0
10.0
12.0
125
125
145
160
135
1,600
1,500
1,700
1,600
1,600
9.33
15.50
20.50
30.20
32.80
149
232
348
483
525
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
12.0
19.0
23 0
25.0
24.0
125
125
150
145
135
1,500
2,400
3 400
3,600
3,200
33.20
39.70
47 50
39.80
40.00
498
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
26 0
20 0
11,0
13.0
17.0
130
165
180
190
145
3 400
3 300
35 20
37 20
37.30
28.30
54.80
1955
1956
1957
17 0
13.0
21 0
18.0
200
3 4)0
l958
1,980
2,470
2,465
2,405
4 515
3,600
185
215
200
30 40
34.10
27 00
33.00
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Dep3rtment of Agriculture.
51L
445
440
35.
953
1 615
1,433
1,280
1, 197
1 228
739
699
1,351
1 034
820
1 219
1,188
ALSIKE CLOVER SEED: -Acreage, yield, production, plce and value, Oregon 1919-58
Year
Yield per
Harvested
Acreage
Harvested.
Acre
1,000
Acres
40.20
193
115
120
540
528
116
76
150
205
240
52
276
21 50
14.00
13.70
14.50
14.70
120
140
348
224
300
250
438
21.00
23.50
22.50
26.50
15.80
73
53
68
66
69
2,520
1,538
1,696
1,120
776
17.50
8.30
8.10
12.20
19.20
1,968
2,301
4,095
5,040
4 100
16.00
17.80
25.80
11.20
15 20
1,057
4 900
5,200
3,500
2,300
2,800
10 20
14.80
20.00
27.20
500
770
700
626
848
1,800
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
47
4.4
2.7
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
2.9
1.6
2.0
2.0
Z.5
125
175
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
4.7
14.0
12.3
10.6
165
180
125
160
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
12.3
7.8
21.0
24.0
17 0
1940
1941
23 0
20.0
-1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
7.0
17.5
12.5
14.5
9. 0
12,5
15. 0
15.0
10.4
9.5
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
10.5
11.5
10.5
1955
1956
1957
1958
6.5
7.0
6.5
5.0
7.4
1,000
96480
5.0
-
Value of
Production
Dollars
1919
53
Price per
100 Pounds
Dollars
Pounds
1.6
Production
Clean Seed
1,000
Pounds
150
160
160
295
195
210
240
215
260
200
185
195
30.30
74
28
35
41
136
209
125
207
215
315
410
564
623
265
255
225
230
3,300
30.70
33.70
3, 800
3,400
2,400
33. 00
27.00
29.70
918
713
365
430
420
36.30
39.00
26.00
15.90
31.30
1,259
1,761
1,256
380
3,468
4,515
4,830
4,305
2,850
375
430
400
400
2,438
3,010
2,600
2,000
21.70
33.20
18.00
19.50
529
999
468
390
ZOO
410 -
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service , United States Department of Agriculture.
55
553
1,112
1,254
684
892
COMMON RYEGRASS SEED: Acreage, yield, production, price and value,
Oregon 1936-5 8
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Clean Seed
100 Pounds
Price per
Value of
Production
Acres
Pounds
1,000
Pounds
Dollars
Dollars
1936
1937
1938
1939
23.5
21.0
42.0
55.0
417
257
355
500
12,900
7,055
18,300
30,500
3.90
5.50
3.60
4.20
1,281
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
65.0
70.0
84.0
60.0
72.0
360
300
320
340
370
27,500
24,000
30,000
23,000
31,000
3.10
4.30
5.00
7.90
7.00
1,032
1,500
1,817
2,170
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
80.0
92.0
87.0
73.0
86.0
450
510
500
400
450
39,500
51,000
47,500
32,700
42,200
7.50
7.50
5.95
7.80
9.70
2,962
3,825
2,826
2,551
4,093
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
115.0
100.0
113,0
100.0
115.0
630
660
800
660
920
72,450
66,000
90,400
66,000
105,800
7.50
9.00
6.70
8.90
7.00
5,434
5,940
6,057
5,874
7,406
1955
1956
1957
1958
124.0
980
1, 000
930
880
121,520
5.60
6,805
4,228
2,946
4,942
Year
Harvested
Acreage
1,000
89. 0
72.0
72.0
89, 000
66,960
63,360
1,000
4. 75
4.40
7.80
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
56
503
388
659
852
PERENNIAL RYEGRASS SEED: Acreage, yield, production, price and value,
Oregon 1936-58
Year
Harvested
Acreage
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Clean Seed
100 Pounds
Production
Pounds
1,000
Pounds
Dollars
Dollars
200
425
932
193
1,350
8.35
12.00
6.25
8.00
51
58
108
181
184
8 00
8.85
10.50
13.50
12.90
204
346
432
593
1,000
Acres
.8
258
Price per
Value of
1,000
1936
1937
1938
1939
2.2
3.7
7.0
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
95
12.5
13.2
14.5
16.5
250
220
280
1,720
2,300
3,300
3,200
4,600
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
15.0
17.0
18.0
17.0
14.0
300
330
340
380
400
4,500
5,600
6,100
6,500
5,600
14.00
14.00
9.40
10.70
13.30
630
784
573
696
745
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
14 0
15.0
17.0
20.0
27.0
500
530
710
830
830
7,000
7,950
12,070
16,600
22,410
12 50
13.60
9.40
11.60
13.00
1,081
1,135
1,926
2,913
1955
1956
1957
1958
33.0
41.0
39.0
36.0
1,050
31,350
43,050
35,490
28,080
9.40
7.00
5.10
9.30
2,947
3,014
1,810
2,611
193
252
950
910
780
17
138
875
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
57
TALL (ALTA) FESCUE SEED: Acreage, yield, production, price and value,
Oregon 1938-58
Year
Pounds
Pounds
.07
.15
320
22.5
23.5
32.70
34.00
7.4
8.0
.75
320
240.0
232.0
270.0
500.0
680.0
12.75
20.00
25.00
33.00
38.50
31.0
46.0
68.0
165.0
261.8
1,000.0
1,600.0
2,000.0
3,400.0
2,800.0
41.50
37.50
29.50
29.00
39.00
415.0
600.0
590.0
986.0
1,092.0
5,500.0
39.00
2,145.0
9, 100.0
21.50
11.90
16.00
1,956.5
685.0
686.0
Acres
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
Value of
Production
Clean Seed
1,000
1938
1939
Price per
Yield per
Acre
Harvested
Acres
1.25
1.5
155
185
180
2.1
3.8
240
5.0
7.0
200
230
200
285
10.0
12.0
15.0
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
22.0
1955
1956
1957
1958
11.0
26. 0
28.0
18.0
11.0
8.0
7.5
5.5
1, 000
180
185
250
235
325
320
390
455
480
530
390
6, 100. 0
5,760.0
4,290.0
5,005.0
3,840.0
3,975.0
2,145.0
100 Pounds
Production
Dollars
Dollars
1, 000
40. 00
2,440. 0
10.00
12.80
9.40
13.50
500.0
492.0
374.0
290.0
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
58
CHEWINGS FESCUE SEED: Acreage, yield, production, price and value,
Oregon 1936-58
Year
Harvested
Acre
Yield per
Acre
Production
Clean Seed
1,000
Acres
1936
1937
1938
1939
.05
.19
.5
.925
2.2
1,000
Pounds
Pounds
200
158
216
200
10
30
108
186
Price per
Value of
100 Pounds
Production
Dollars
Dollars
30.00
35.00
46.50
40.00
10.5
1,000
3.0
50.2
74.0
100.0
393
800
960
900
195
1,000
25.50
26.00
33.00
44.00
55.50
6.0
10.0
12,0
13.0
12.0
220
280
240
245
200
1,300
2,800
2,900
3,200
2,400
49.50
48.50
29.50
36.50
34.00
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
13.0
15.0
16.5
17.0
20.0
270
300
260
340
3,510
2,100
4,950
4,420
6,800
50.00
67.00
47.00
43.00
1,755.0
1,407.0
2,326.5
1,901.0
1955
1956
1957
1958
21.0
17.0
20.0
21.0
380
300
390
280
7,980
5,100
7,800
5,880
19.00
32.00
29.50
32.00
1,516.0
1,632.0
2,301.0
1,882.0
1940
1841
1942
1943
1944
4.0
4.2
5.3
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
3.75
180
215
240
215
140
25. 00
208. 0
317.0
396.0
555.0
643.5
1,358.0
855.5
1,168.0
816,0
1,700. 0
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
59
RED FESCUE SEED: Acreage, yield, production, price and value,
Oregon 1940-58
Year
Harvested
Acres
1, 000
Yield Per
Acre
Acres
Pounds
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
.1
.2
200
200
215
300
300
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1.0
2.5
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
35
.5
.8
Production
Clean Seed
1, 000
Pounds
Price per
100 Pounds
Dollars
240
52. 00
45. 00
45. 00
49. 00
61. 00
350
1, 100
51. 00
49. 00
20
40
75
150
4. 0
350
440
350
380
4. 0
180
1, 900
720
40. 50
39. 00
4. 5
360
1,620
180
900
51.50
71.00
3, 600
49. 50
42. 00
26. 00
5.0
5.0
5.5
6. 0
7.5
6. 5
5.5
5.5
7.5
1,400
1,650
1,740
300
290
480
230
300
435
320
1, 495
1, 650
2,392
2,400
Value of
Production
I, 000
Dollars
31.50
22. 50
43. 00
37. 00
34. 00
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
6o
10. 0
18.0
34. 0
74. 0
146.4
178. 5
539. 0
441.0
769.5
280. 8
834. 3
639. 0
816.8
731,0
936.. 0
336. 0
710.0
885. 0
816. 0
BENTGRASS SEED: Acreage, yield, production, price and value,
Oregon 1936-58
Year
Harvested
Acreage
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Clean Seed
Pounds
1,000
Pounds
1,000
Acres
5.2
Price per
100 Pounds
Value of
Production
1,000
Dollars
Dollars
664
460
566
632
37.50'
39.70
42.70
40.00
249
4.1
4.5
128
105
138
140
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
5.8
6.2
6.4
6.6
7.0
130
140
125
100
130
752
875
800
660
910
40.00
43.50
45.00
57.00
55.00
301
381
360
376
500
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
7.0
9.0
1,000
11.0
12.0
13.0
145
120
135
125
110
1,500
1,500
1,400
69.00
81.50
59.50
58.70
63.60
690
896
892
880
890
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
14.0
14.0
15.0
16.5
17.5
160
120
150
190
180
2,240
1,680
2,250
3,135
3,150
67.00
82.00
52.50
61.00
54.00
1,501
1,378
1955
1956
1957
1958
20.0
23.0
26.0
24.0
220
240
300
250
4,400
5,520
7,800
6,000
4.6.00
2,024
2,401
1,872
1,380
1936
1937
1938
1939
4.4
1,&00
43.50
24.00
23.00
182.6
241.7
253
1, 181
1,912
1,701
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
6i
HAIRY VETCH SEED: Acreage, yield, production, price and value,
Oregon 1936-58
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Clean Seed
100 pounds
Production
Acres
Pounds
1,000
Pounds
Dollars
1,000
Pounds
1936
1937
1938
1939
40
29
37
219
259
250
259
8,750
7,500
7,100
9,600
6.90
7.00
6.20
7 55
604
525
440
725
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
84
120
125
80
72
286
192
225
270
250
24,000
23,000
28,100
21,600
18,000
7.30
7.30
9.90
11 70
11.00
1,752
1,679
2,782
2,527
1,980
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
47
38
44
50
53
240
230
290
280
250
11,300
8,700
12,800
14,000
13,200
10 80
14.00
15.30
17.70
15.70
1,220
1,218
1,958
2,478
2,072
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
70
64
69
46
20
300
235
375
460
355
21,000
15,000
25,875
21,160
7,100
14 30
14.10
13.90
10.80
10.60
3,003
2,115
3,597
2,285
1955
1956
1957
1958
22
25
44
36
500
400
400
230
11,000
10,000
17,600
13.00
13.50
9.60
11.50
1,430
1,350
1,690
Year
Harvested
Acreage
1,000
28.4
8,280
Price per
Value of
753
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service. United States Department of
Agriculture.
952
COMMON AND WILLAMETTE VETCH SEED: Acreage, yield, production,
price and value, Oregon 1936-58
Year
Harvested
Acreage
1,000
Acres
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Clean Seed
100 Pounds
Pounds
1,000
Pounds
Dollars
Price per
Value of
Production
1,000
Dollars
1936
1937
1938
1939
7.9
8.0
7.6
15.5
551
550
470
371
4,350
4,400
3,575
5,750
3.00
3.50
2.85
3.65
130
154
102
210
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
34.4
52.0
58.0
45.0
68.0
420
276
372
510
500
14440
14,360
21,600
23,000
34,000
3.05
3.85
5.40
6.15
6.05
440
553
1,166
1,414
2,057
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
95.0
102.0
82.0
525
430
410
480
200
49,900
43,900
33,600
25,900
15,000
5.80
6.00
6.10
8.05
8.80
2,894
2,634
2,050
2,085
1,320
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
77.0
25.0
34.0
25.0
550
42,400
4,000
19,040
18,000
8,255
6.40
6.40
5.50
4.15
4.85
2,714
1955
1956
1957
1958
15.0
775
310
390
350
11,625
2,480
6,630
6.00
8.50
5.00
5.70
698
211
332
279
54.0
75.0
13.0
8.0
17.0
14.0
160
560
720
635
4,900
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
63
256
1,047
747
400
AUSTRIAN WINTER PEAS SEED: Acreage, yield, production, price and
value, Oregon 1936-58
Harvested
Acreage
Year
1,000
Acres
20. 7
.1936
1937
1938
1939
21.2
28.0
38.5
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
69.0
48.0
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
25.0
14.0
20.0
20.0
44.0
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
78. 0
62.0
20.0
.
.
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Clean Seed
Price per
100 Pounds
Value of
Production
1,000
Pounds
1,000
Pounds
715
960
760
680
20,350
21,280
26,200
2.80
3.70
2.30
2.83
414
753
489
48,000
30,000
2.95
3.20
1,416
696
625
950
1,100
900
840
1,020
950
1,200
825
65.0
9.0
11.0
20.0
24.0
1,100
27.0
19.0
21.0
17.0
1,300
600
1,250
1,350
950
750
900
500
14, 800
Dollars
Dollars
741
4. 90
960
3, 631
68,200
18,000
4.90
5.00
3,342
900
21,000
14,300
19,000
24,000
36,300
3.50
3.75
4.60
6.20
4.50
735
536
874
71,500
5,400
13,750
27,000
22,800
4.45
4.00
3.30
2.60
2.60
3,182
35,100
14,250
18,900
8,500
3.40
3.30
2.30
3.50
1,193
74, 100
1,488
1,634
216
454
702
593
470
435
298
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
ALL POTATOES: Acreage, yield, production, price and value, Oregon 1849, 1859 and 1869-1948
Year
Harvested
Acreage
YlelId.per
Harvested
Acre
Production
1,000
Acres
1,000
CWT
GWT
1849
2/
1859
1869
2/
4
72
288
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
5
5
62
62
5
6
7
64
312
312
321
479
512
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
8
85
9
8
8
70
10
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
15
16
16
17
18
64
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
18
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
28
26
28
28
30
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
31
1905
1906
1907
1908
40
2/
2/
Price per
CWT
Dollars
1.23
1.42
1.88
1.03
1.02
.95
442
588
332
487
487
1.45
988
1. 15
1. 10
727
618
451
571
35
182
80
73
70
56
451
82
816
.70
9
74
11
11
13
15
83
68
664
911
746
710
.98
.83
.95
26
32
36
36
37
40
42
43
1909
44
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
42
45
65
54
53
1,000
Dollars
682
632
562
20
21
23
Value of
Production
55
83
1,242
1.00
1. 17
.50
653
759
709
828
621
578
794
864
.60
1.03
.87
.60
.80
59
74
64
59
69
1,069
1,476
1,336
1,366
1,794
1.08
.67
.93
.78
.60
1,158
59
52
74
56
1,663
1,342
2,066
1,579
2,250
.65
.65
.67
.78
.82
1,081
1,953
1,478
2,138
2,376
1,665
.75
1.17
.92
1,465
1,725
1,960
1,980
1,637
2,544
2,352
2,873
2,322
2,878
1.00
93
Ll3
1.02
2,544
2,195
2,681
2,632
2,926
2,218
2,727
4,524
3,499
2,385
1.32
1.28
.57
.85
1.08
2,920
3,500
2,564
2,974
2,584
963
768
835
48
52
75
1,275
48
75
63
46
59
66
45
64
59
68
54
65
53
61
70
65
45
(Continued)
65
.83
.98
.93
724
765
691
984
1,247
1,070
1,076
872
1,378
1,237
1,838
if
ALL POTATOES: Acreage, yield, production, price and value, Oregon 1849, 1859 and 1869-1948
Year
Harvested
Acreage
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
Production
i,000
Acres
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
54
62
75
50
40
38
36
41
37
1,000
32
CWT
Value of
Production
1,000
Dollars
CWT
CWT
Dollars
58
68
48
52
53
3,143
4,204
3,600
2,610
2,136
1.13
2.33
78
54
2,964
1.45
1.70
2,309
1,958
1.50
1.70
.97
4,298
3,305
2,497
3,463
3,329
2,170
2,290
2,880
3,026
2,020
2.78
1.70
1.23
1.02
1.78
6,039
3,892
3,552
3,015
3,602
3,162
3,588
3,456
4,416
4,493
.95
.67
.50
.85
.75
3,004
2,392
1,728
3,754
3,370
1,944
2,583
63
62
34
36
40
41
33
Price per
68
64
72
74
61
1.35
1.58
3.95
3,562
9,808
4,860
4, 132
8,437
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
34
46
48
46
52
72
96
86
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
41
37
40
35
33
81
109
102
116
112
3,321
4,040
4,080
4,053
3,703
.92
1.67
.67
.65
.90
3,044
6,734
2,720
2,634
3,332
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
35
35
34
144
132
129
132
150
5,040
4,620
4,386
7,656
6,750
.60
1.42
1.92
1.98
2.13
3,024
6,545
8,406
14,661
14,400
1945
1946
1947
1948
52
50
36
38
144
156
7,488
7 800
5,400
7,068
2.00
1.90
3.20
2.35
14,976
14,820
17,280
16,610
58
45
93
78
150
186
1/ Price and value of production data not available for years prior to 1869.
2/ Data not available.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 1849 and
1859 data from U. S. Census publications.
66
1/
FALL POTATOES: Acreage, yield, production, price and value,
Oregon 1949-1958
Year
Harvested
Acreage
1/
YIefd per
Harvested
Acre
1,000
Acres
Production
Price Per
CWT
1,000
CWT
CWT
Value of
Production
1,000
Dollars
Dollars
1949
28,000
180
5,040
2.35
11,844
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
26, 000
6,240
4,700
5,290
6,160
5,940
1.51
9,422
15,792
28,000
27,000
240
235
230
220
220
1955
1956
1957
1958
25,000
27,000
28,000
28,000
220
240
245
250
5,500
6,480
6,860
7,000
2.04
1.52
20, 000
23, 000
3. 36
3. 10
1.32
2.40
1.89
16, 399
8,131
14,256
11,220
9,850
12,965
1/ Data not available prior to 1949.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
67
LATE SUMMER POTATOES: Acreage, yield, production, price and value,
Oregon 1949-1958 1/
Year
Harvested
Acreage
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
Production
1,000
Acres
Price Per
CWT
1,000
CWT
CWT
Dollars
Value of
Production
1,000
Dollars
1949
10,000
190
1,900
1.44
2,736
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
10,500
10,500
7,500
10,500
11,000
160
170
1,680
1,785
1,800
1,838
2,365
1.38
1.48
3.56
.99
1.74
2,318
2,642
6,408
1,820
4,115
1955
1956
1957
1958
11,000
10,000
10,500
12,500
2,145
2,050
2,362
2,750
.90
2.47
1.37
1,814
5,064
3,236
240
175
215
195
205
225
220
Data not available prior to 1949.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
68
SUGAR BEETS: Acreage, yield, production, price and value, Oregon 1909,
1919, 1925, 1927, and 1936-58 1/
Year
Harvested
Acreage
Acres
Yield per
Harvested
Acre
Production
Tons
1,000
Tons
Price
per
Ton
Dollars
Value of
Production
1,000
Dollars
1909
7.0
4.80
31
1919
1.0
12.00
10
1925
300
4,7
1.4
7.86
11
1927
500
3.2
1.6
8.12
13
1936
1937
1938
1939
5,200
8,200
6,900
500
13.0
11.6
15.3
14.6
6.5
60.3
125.3
101.0
6.20
5.25
4.40
4.07
317
551
411
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
8,700
6,600
11,500
8,500
12,700
13.3
16.8
17.5
18.8
14.6
116.0
110.7
200.7
159.7
185.0
4.65
6.42
7.01
7.95
10.10
1,407
1,270
1,868
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
15,600
19,300
24,700
23,400
15,600
16.3
17.0
21.2
17.1
21.9
253.8
328.9
524.7
399.9
340.9
9.90
.11.70
11.80
10.30
10.10
2,513
3,848
6,191
4,119
3,443
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
20,800
15,600
13,200
16,800
17,900
19.9
21.0
22.9
23 0
21.7
414.0
328.0
302.0
387 0
389.0
l0.60
11.00
11.60
10 90
11.20
4,388
3,608
3,503
4,218
4,357
1955
1956
1957
1958
16,800
17,300
22.7
24.7
24. 1
11.00
11.00
10.80
4,191
4,708
19, 200
381.0
428.0
462.0
509.0
19,200
26,5
40
539
711
4, 990
1/ Acreage and yield data not available for 1909 and 1919.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture. 1909 and 1919 data from the Bureau of' Census.
69
--
HOPS: Acreage, yield, production, price and value, Oregon 1859, 1869, 1879, 1889, 1899, 1909 and
1915-1958.
Year
!I
Harvested
Acreage
1,000
Acres
Yieldper
Harvested
Acre
Pounds
Production
1,000
Pounds
Price per
pound
Cents
Value of 2/
Production
1,000
Dollars
.5
1859
1869
1879
1889
1899
1909
3.1
15.4
21.8
1,156
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
20.0
20.0
10.0
8.0
8.0
1,050
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
11.0
12.0
12,0
11.6
12,0
725
770
800
722
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
3
97
2444
3,613.7
4,675.6
804
951
761
950
500
435
850
6.4
938
16,582.6k
17.1
2,839
21,000.0
19,000.0
5,000.0
3,480.0
6,800.0
11.0
10.0
24.0
21.0
80.0
2,310
1,900
1,200
7,975.0
9,240.0
35.0
25.0
9.0
20.0
10.0
2,791
2,310
16,900.0
15,904.0
17,000.0
18,445.0
23.0
25.0
25.0
20.0
12.0
3,588
4,225
3,976
3,400
2,213
9,600. U
731
5,440
864
1,150
8,339.0
13,800.0
13.0
13.0
16.0
17.0
17.0
1,200
1,300
ls,600.0
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
14.0
15.5
15.5
19.0
23.0
1,025
1,096
14,350.0
16,988.0
13,020.0
21,565.0
20,700.0
14.0
18.0
30.0
15.0
5. 0
2, 152
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
26.0
21.0
22 3
19.8
992
530
25,792.0
11,130.0
24,530 0
16,434.0
2,331
3,228
3,300
3,047
17, 370.0'
9.9
29.0
15 0
20.0
25.0
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
19.6
20.0
19.3
16.5
18.7
1,035
20,286.0
16,800.0
13,124.0
14,520.0
17,204.0
26.0
30.0
46.0
62.0
66.0
5,274
5,040
6,037
9,002
1945
1946
1947
1943
1949
19.9
20.0
18.9
17.7
14,5
1,045
20,796.0
19,000.0
16,443.0
15,753.0
14,718.0
64.0
62.0
67.0
49.0
53.0
13,309
11,780
11,017
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
14.6
14.9
12.8
1, 115
16,279.0
18,774.0
16,768.0
6,868.0
7,011.0
59.0
65.0
61.0
46.0
44.0
8, 134
6.8
5.7
1,260
1,310
1,010
1,230
1955
1956
1957
1958
3.9
3.8
4,5
50
1,180
1,260
1,230
1,080
4,602.0
4,788.0
5,535.0
5,400 0
40.0
40.0
51.0
50 0
1,841
1,915
19. 3
994
1,000
1,085
840
1, 135
900
1,100
830
900
840
680
880
920
950
870
890
1,015
1,668
1,380
2,378
2,344
6,470
3,105
4, 198
11,355
7,719
5,991
8,779
5,932
3, 159
2,085
2,823
2,700
1/ Acreage and yield data not available for 1859 and 1869. Price and value data not available
Thy years prior to 1899.
2/ For years 1935, 2,250 lbs.; 1937, 2,530 lbs.; 1938, 1,200 lbs. ; 1939, 580 lbs.; 1949, 3,415 lbs.;
T950, 2,492 lbs.; 1951, 5,268 lbs.; and 1952, 7,043 lbs. Quantities not harvested and having no
value have been excluded in computing value of production.
SOURCE; Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 1859, 1869,
1879, 1889, 1899 and 1909 figures are from U. S. Census.
70
PEPPERMINT: Acreage, yield, production, price and value, Oregon 1919
and 1929-58.
Year
Harvested
Acreage
Yielcfper
Harvested
Acre
Production
Price per
Pound
Value of
Production
Acres
Pounds
1,000
Pounds
Dollars
1,000
Dollars
1919
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
116
18
2
2,300
2,000
1,500
1,500
85
70
1,600
37
35
32
25
29
40
38
26
64
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1,500
2,100
2,000
2,300
2,500
40
42
42
36
42
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
2,800
3,100
3,600
3,800
6,000
39
43
45
35
50
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
8,000
9,000
11,000
12,600
14,500
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
48
5.00
2.75
1.35
1.25
1.35
1.85
10
234
94
60
51
2. 10
48
134
60
88
84
83
105
1.50
1.80
1.90
1.85
1.85
90
158
160
154
194
109
133
162
133
229
499
794
300
2.10
3.75
4.90
6.60
7.00
41
44
50
45
42
328
396
550
567
609
5.80
6.45
7.00
6.40
4.70
14,600
14,000
15,000
13,500
11,500
45
38
48
39
44
657
532
720
526
506
5.35
6.50
5.90
4.15
5.30
3,515
3,458
13,000
14,000
14,800
14,600
53
56
50
67
689
784
740
978
6.00
5.65
4.35
4.35
4, 134
900
878
2,100
1, 902
2,554
3, 850
3, 629
2,862
4, 248
2, 183
2, 682
4,430
3,219
4, 254
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture. 1919 figures from the U. S. Census Bureau.
71
SNAP BEANS: Acreage, production, yield, season average price and value, Oregon 1918-58.
Year
Harvested
Acres
Acres
'Yield per
Acre
PROCESSED
Production
Tons
Tons
Price per
Ton
Dollars
Value
1, 000
Dollars
1918
1919
270
440
3.3
900
66. 88
60
3. 3
1,500
53.33
80
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
200
2.6
3.2
2.5
2.5
3.0
500
500
800
58.96
56.67
61.67
62.50
62.50
29
160
320
750
1,040
1,900
3,100
28
49
119
194
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1,200
4.0
2.5
2.5
3.0
3.0
4,800
z,000
60.18
64.00
65.00
65.00
62.00
289
800
650
650
930
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
880
400
200
400
900
3.5
4.0
5.0
5.6
4.8
3,100
1,600
60.00
58.00
50.00
45.00
47.00
186
93
50
99
202
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1, 100
1,340
1,890
2,600
1,950
5.6
5.7
6.2
5.3
4.8
6,200
7,600
11,700
13,800
9,400
53. 60
56.60
59.20
48.80
48.50
329
430
693
673
456
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
2,210
3,800
4,000
4,400
4,500
6.8
5.8
5.3
6.6
6.2
15,000
22,000
21,200
29,000
27,900
51.10
64.00
103.70
127.40
130.40
1,423
2,198
3,695
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
4,400
6. 1
6, 0
117.00
3. 136
6,600
7. 0
7. 0
8. 2
26, 800
28, 800
32, 900
34, 300
54, 100
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
6, 600
8. 1
7, 650
9,400
8. 0
7. 9
7. 2
7.6
53, 500
59, 000
51, 700
55, 100
125.70
124.70
121.50
131.10
71,400
133. 10
1955
1956
1957
1958
10, 500
10, 600
10, 600
10, 700
7. 8
7. 3
81, 900
77, 400
86, 000
88, 800
126.30
4, 800
4, 700
4, 900
7,370
6,550
1,600
2,000
2,800
1.000
2,200
4,300
8. 1
8.3
124. 10
129.70
131.70
134.30
128. 20
129.70
129.20
128
104
130
174
766
3.638
3,574
4,267
4,517
7,266
6,725
7,357
6,403
7,224
9,503
10, 344
9, 923
11, 154
11,473
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
72
SWEET CORN: Acreage, production, yield, season average price and value,
Oregon 1934-58. 1/
Year
Harvested
Acres
Yield per
Acre
Acres
Tons
PRO CESSED
Production
Price per
Ton
Tons
Dollars
Value
1, 000
Dollars
1934
1,480
1.5
2,200
15.70
35
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
2,600
2,880
1.4
15.70
16.40
2,250
1,770
2.4
2.4
2.2
3,600
4,900
5,400
3,900
13.70
12.90
57
80
133
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1,500
2,450
3,100
4,700
4,800
4,3
2.8
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
5,700
9,700
11,200
10,900
11,900
3.6
2.8
3.8
3.8
4.4
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
4, 000
9, 100
1.7
3.3
11,500
17,000
15,100
15,200
4.7
5.2
5.35
5.02
13. 90
13.90
17. 10
8,700
16,400
18.80
26.80
15, 400
27. 80
20,500
28.90
32.40
32.90
31.40
28.20
27200
42,600
41,400
52,400
3.7
13,500
17, 800
5,000
10, 500
3.5
3.2
4.0
4.5
4.6
4.5
13,700
15,500
9, 600
33, 700
54, 800
69, 800
81, 900
27.80
32.90
54, 000
27.40
27.80
27.60
25.60
60,800
88,400
80,800
76,300
32. 80
32.50
25.90
74
50
70
180
164
440
428
592
881
1,402
1,300
1,478
937
1,803
2,289
2, 662
1,575
1,480
2,458
2,230
1,953
!' Processing data not available for years prior to 1934 for sweet corn.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
73
GREEN PEAS: Acreage, production, yield, season average price and value,
Oregon 1934-5S.
1/
PROCESSED
Production
Value
Harvested
Acres
Yield per
Acre
Acres
Pounds
Tons
Dollars
1934
3,050
1,800
2,740
53.00
145
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
8,180
16,150
21.200
20,450
19,100
1,750
1,590
1,460
1,690
1,920
12,840
15,480
17,280
7,160
l8340
54.50
51.50
55.30
50.70
47.90
390
661
856
876
878
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
29,000
20,400
21,200
36,200
48,400
1,420
3,440
3,800
2,890
1,910
20,590
35,090
40,280
52,310
46,220
43.80
43.00
54.30
75.90
77.90
902
1,509
2,187
3,970
3,601
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
44,300
58,400
57,200
40,830
47,600
1,860
1,970
2,040
2,420
1,580
41.200
57,520
58,340
49,400
37,600
81.80
81.10
83.20
86.80
87.50
3,370
.4,665
4,854
4,288
3,290
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
52,26ô
57,400
55,400
54,530
75.50
88.80
4,183
4,842
48, 800
2,120
1,900
56,400
2,370
1,530
54,980
43,150
91.00
85.10
5,003
3,672
1955
1956
1957
1958
59,000
64,000
63,900
52,000
1,310
2,600
2,230
2,100
38,640
83,200
71,250
54,600
87.10
85.40
86.20
77.20
3,366
7,105
6,142
4,215
Year
46,400,
Price per
Ton
56, 120
2, 300
88. 00
1,000
Dollars
4, 939
1/ Processing data not available for years prior to 1934 for green peas.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
711
ONIONS: Acreage, production, yield, season average price and value, Oregon 1918-58
Year
Harvested
Acres
Acres
Yield per
Acre
FRESH MARKET
Production
1000
CWT
cwr
1918
1919
750
760
134
171
100
130
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
880
870
770
870
211
186
149
132
152
!I
Price per
100 pounds
Ddllars
1 88
2 51
Value
1000
Dollars
189
326
69
210
3,39
1.43
1.96
1.73
128
505
189
298
363
217
181
200
214
220
260
250
260
353
352
1.99
1.42
1.44
2.67
1.04
517
355
374
943
366
408
495
400
532
504
2.55
2,100
255
275
250
280
240
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
2,200
2,200
2,300
2,900
3 600
285
150
300
290
242
627
330
690
841
870
1.21
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
3 300
3,000
3,500
3,600
4,800
228
292
1
250
273
706
876
610
898
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
4 500
4,800
3,700
3,600
4,100
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
4,600
4,800
4,600
5,500
5,200
1955
1956
1957
1958
4 800
4,700
4,700
4,900
1,230
171
171
175
171
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1,200
1,380
1,300
1,650
1,600
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1,600
1,800
1,600
1,900
1/
.87
.44
1.10
1.45
.96
1.30
.90
72
18
355
1,262
176
585
731
759
317
897
757
624
830
2.44
1,185
1.74
2.56
1.76
2,144
1,o6z
2,306
2,092
312
308
334
304
444
1 405
1,371
1,234
1,097
1,822
2 72
1.36
3.62
2.00
2.27
3 814
1,858
4,465
2,204
4,130
385
1,770
1,989
1,990
2,221
2,228
2.70
3.58
.82
1.07
1.51
1,893
5,361
7,124
1,829
3,374
2 028
1,822
1,712
1,960
1 80
1.87
2.40
2.16
3 650
3,412
4,115
4,242
196
414
433
404
428
423
388
364
400
Includes some quantities not harvested and included in computing value: Maiheur County
5 000 cwt in 1940 75 000 cwt in 1942 125 000 cwt in 1944 and 105 000 cwt in 1946
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
'75
STRAWBERRIES: Acreage, yield, production, price and value, Oregon, 1899,
1909, 1919, 1929, 1935 and 1939-58.
Year
Yieldper
Harvested
Acreage
Harvested
Acre
Acres
Production
Price per
Value of
Production
Pound
Pounds
of Value
1,000
Pounds
1/
1/
51,0
395
790
1,000
Cents
Dollars
1899
1909
1919
1929
1935
1939
1,792
2,941
2,812
3,212
2,714
2,219
5,757
7,983
6,239
12.7
12, 155
2, 370
28, 805
7. 6
10,633
11,300
1,447
2,739
15.389
30,956
4.7
5.5
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
12,500
13,500
11,900
7,500
5,300
6,000
7,500
11,000
15,000
14,000
3,418
3,426
2,914
1,883
2,925
2,573
3,416
2,914
3,905
2,900
41,082
46,250
31,244
13,452
15,200
15,134
25,618
30,242
57,424
39,584
5.1
5.7
8.5
13.8
18.4
18.2
27.8
17.5
20.2
14.8
2,092
2,640
2,647
1,864
2,797
2,744
7,116
5,288
11,605
5,835
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
14,000
42,980
22.4
17.2
15.4
16.6
15 0
9,615
5,521
8,481
15,200
3,070
2,220
3,610
4,020
3,890
1955
1956
1957
1958
17, 500
16, 800
18, 300
15, 400
4,770
4,210
5,000
4,500
14, 500
15, 300
15, 500
32, 190
55, 233
62, 310
59,128
2, 176
718
1,698
10, 356
8,897
70,728
83, 475
15.7
15.5
13, 144
10, 968
91, 500
69, 300
12.5
8, 670
8.4
7,650
1/ Data not available.
Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture. 1899, 1909, 1919, 1929 and 1935, data from the Bureau of
Census.
SOURCE
76
OTHER SMALL FRUITS
Production of red raspberries, black raspberries,
loganberries, youngberries, boysenberries1 and tame blackberries,
Oregon
1939-58
Year
Black
Raspberries
Red
Raspberries
Boysen
and
Youngberries
Logan-
berries
Tame
Black-
berries
1,000
Pounds
1,000
Pounds
1,000
Pounds
1,000
Pounds
1,000
Pounds
1939
3,300
6,900
7,000
6,000
3,029
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
3,600
5,200
5,800
4,400
3,800
6,200
7,000
7,900
6,800
4,000
8, 100
5,500
3,600
4, 300
4,400
3,500
3,900
3, 600
9, 800
9, 000
8, 000
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
2,500
3,650
3,450
4,900
5,500
3,200
4,500
6,300
5,880
7,225
9,700
10,600
13,400
11,000
2,450
3,650
3,300
3,300
3,500
4,200
6,300
6,000
6,500
8,500
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
6,800
4,700
5,300
3,400
3,700
6,500
5,000.
6,600
6,500
9,900
5,400
2,700
2,600
3,000
3,000
8,000
9,600
1955
1956
1957
1958
57O0
3,700
8,800
8,600
9,400
8,000
14,500
12,200
7,00O
8,700
3,800
4,200
3,900
6, 500
7, 300
6, 600
7, 800
2,200
2, 700
12, 100
82 00
1,600
2, 230
9, 200
6, 200
350
14,800
12,700
18,600
14,400
1,600
1, 050
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, UnitedStates Department of
Agriculture.
13,000
CRANBERRIES: Acreage, yield, pro4uctlon, season average price and value,
Oregon 1924-58.
Year
Harvested
Acres
Acres
Yield Per
Acre
Production
Price
per
Barrel
Value
Bbls.
Dollars
Dollars
Bbls.
1, 000
35 0
55.0
58 0
50.0
50.0
41.4
4,200
6,600
7,000
6,000
6,000
5,800
8 50
11 50
7 50
10.50
13.50
14 50
36
21.4
35.7
16 4
27 9
42 9
3,000
5,000
2,300
3,900
6,000
13 50
40
8 50
7 95
11 50
38
20
31
69
140
140
140
140
140
32.1
32.9
27.1
53.6
42.1
4,500
4,600
3,800
7,500
5,900
13.00
16.00
9.00
11.50
10.80
58
74
34
86
64
83.9
73 0
74,7
49.4
74.7
12,300
10,200
11,200
12,700
11.20
10 80
11.60
16.60
24.60
138
110
130
131
1944.
140
140
150
160
170
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
180
230
240
260
325
59 4
65.7
59.2
51.2
42 5
10,700
15,100
14,200
13,300
13,800
21 20
31.30
17.90
9.30
7 75
227
473
254
124
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
390
440
450
460
470
37.7
47 3
47.8
70.2
63.8
14,700
20,800
21,500
32,300
30,000
8.60
12 90
16.90
13.90
11.00
268
363
449
330
1955
1956
1957
1958
470
470
490
520
58. 1
27, 300
8. 90
243
1924
120
1925
1926
1928
1929
120
120
120
120
140
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
140
140
140
140
140
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
.1927
.
7,900
750
76
52
63
81
84
312
107
108
380
85 1
40-, 000
9 50
12 00
83 7
41,000
492
384
61 5
12 00
32,000
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
78
APPLES, ALL: Production, farm disposition, price, andvalue, Oregon 1889,
1899, and 1909-33 1/
Production
Yarm Disposition
Farm
Price
per
Value of
Year
Not
Having
Total Utilized Value
1,000
1,000
1,000
Bushel Bushel Bushel
1889
1,038
1899
874
1909
1,931
1,931
452
1,479
1.27
2,452
1,878
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
3,800
1,500
3,500
3,600
535
400
559
546
559
3,265
1,100
3,541
2,954
3,041
98
4, 100
3,800
1,500
4,100
3,500
3,600
3,724
1,485
2,296
3,885
2,196
3,200
1,089
1,983
3,279
1,855
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
3,264
4,264
4,200
4,095
6,924
3,264
4,264
4,200
4,095
6,924
544
83
607
592
572
812
2,720
3,657
3,608
3,523
6,112
2,709
3,838
4,452
5,569
10,109
2,258
3,291
3,824
4,791
8,924
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
4,400
6,557
6,560
7,650
5,991
4,400
6,557
6,560
7,650
5,991
584
740
745
810
634
3,816
5,817
5,815
6,840
5,357
1.12
1.38
.68
.74
1.36
4,928
9,049
4,461
5,661
8,148
4,274
8,027
3,954
5,062
7,286
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
5,100
7,857
4,446
6,700
3,800
5,100
7,778
4,446
6,700
3,800
604
851
578
793
610
4,496
6,927
3,868
5,907
3,190
1.26
.81
1.20
1.05
1.30
6,426
6,300
5,335
7,035
4,940
5,665
5,611
4,642
6,202
4,147
1930
1931
1932
1933
6,000
4,150
4,950
3,500
6,000
2,950
4,250
2,700
765
614
706
616
5,235
2,336
3,544
2,084
.94
.68
.52
.71
5,640
2,006
2,210
4,921
1,588
1,843
1,480
79
1,200
700
800
Sold
Use
1,000 1,000
Bushel Bushel
Bushel Production Sales
1,000
1,000
Dollars Dollars Lollars
.99
.56
1.11
.61
.90
1.06
1.36
1.46
1,917
1/ Includes total production from commercial and non-commercial producing
areas.
SOURCE.: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture. 1889 and 1899 data from Bureau of the Census publications.
79
APPLES, COMMERCIAL CROP: Production, farm disposition, price, and value,
Oregon 1934-58 1/
Year
Production
Not
Having
Total Utilized Value
1,000
1,000
1,000
Bushel Bushel Bushel
1934
3,778
1935
550
1939
3,260
3,600
3,402
3,546
2,900
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
3,244
2,419
2,534
2,431
3,157
98
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
2,645
2,970
2,864
2,668
2,953
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
3,018
2,280
2,600
1,940
2,610
1955
1956
1957
1958
2,350
1,820
1936
1937
1933
3, 100
2,400
145
240
310
130
20
100
130
115
Farm Disposition
Farm
Use
1,000
Sold
1,000
Bushel Bushel
Price
per
Value of
Bushel Production Sales
1,000
1,000
Dollars Dollars Dollars
3,778
320
3,458
.73
2,758
2,524
2,710
3,600
3,257
3,306
2,590
290
300
247
2,420
3,300
3,010
3,031
2,351
.71
.94
.52
.77
63
1,924
3,384
1,694
2,546
1,632
1,718
3,102
1,565
2,334
1,481
3,146
2,419
2,404
2,431
3,157
214
184
173
153
184
2,932
2,235
2,231
2,278
2,973
.73
.93
1.42
2.43
2.22
2,297
2,250
3,414
5,907
7,009
2,140
2,079
3,168
5,536
6,600
2,645
2,970
2,844
2,568
2,823
184
184
184
175
180
2,461
2,786
2,660
2,393
2,643
2.94
2.50
1.57
2.10
1.70
7,776
7,425
4,465
5,393
4,799
7,235
6,965
4,176
5,025
4,493
2,903
2,280
2,600
1,940
2,610
170
170
170
160
170
2,733
2,110
2,430
1,780
2,440
1.46
2.18
2.56
2.95
2.49
4,238
4,970
6,656
5,723
6,499
3,990
4,600
6,221
5,251
6,075
2,350
1,820
3,100
170
150
170
2,180
1,670
2,930
2.39
3.02
1.94
2.10
5,616
5,496
6,014
5,040
5,219
5,043
5,684
2Th
239
1/ Estimates of commercial crop refer to the total production of apples in the
ommercia1 apple areas of the State.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
ALL PEARS: Production, farm disposition, price, and value, Oregon 1889,
1899, and 1909-24 1/
Year
Production
Total
1,000
Bu.
Having
Value
1,000
Bu.
Farm Disposition
Farm
Bu.
Sold
1,000
Eu.
Use
1,000
1889
106
1899
112
1909
375
375
36
339
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
549
452
575
587
574
549
452
575
587
574
47
40
49
51
50
502
412
526
536
524
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
573
644
670
850
761
573
644
670
850
761
51
55
58
65
60
522
589
612
785
701
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1,020
1,343
1,530
1,447
840
71
94
106
108
109
769
926
840
1,020
1,343
1,530
1,447
1,237
1,422
1,338
1/ Total production is the only data available for 1889 and 1899.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department, of
Agriculture. 1889 and 1899 data from Bureau of the Census.
8i
ALL PEARS: Production, farm disposition, price and value, Oregon 1925-58
Year
Production
Total
Tons
Not
Utilized
Having
Value
Tons
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
41,370
55,080
54,680
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
88,260
50,320
74,420
71,240
65,660
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
84,830
93,050
88,700
105,350
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
106 230
99,800
106,880
69,230
109,950
2 000
3,250
4,750
1945
134,300
153,000
1,000
1946
1947
1948
1949
76, 800
105, 030
10,750
4,550
2,820
13,030
4,520
143, 100
120,625
152,575
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
142, 825
1955
151,250
162,250
156,250
137,500
1956
1957
1958
8,750
124,925
140, 450
148,125
102,750
1,625
9,500
2,875
3,750
1,875
1,500
2,250
Price
per
Value of
ProducSales
tion
1,000
1,000
Dollars
Dollars
Use
Sold
Ton 1/
Tons
Tons
Tons
Dollars
41,370
55,080
54,680
38,350
51,750
51,330
80.60
49.80
85.00
54.70
75.30
3,311
2,728
4,584
74,900
3,020
3,330
3,350
3,680
3,420
88,260
50,320
65,670
60,490
61,110
4,030
3,470
3,800
3,550
3,580
84,230
46,850
61,870
56,940
57,530
24.40
37.10
2,146
1,847
23.90
32.40
1,431
1,979
1,361
1,864
84,830
90,230
88,700
92,320
100,510
3,650
3,750
3,430
3,850
3,850
81,180
86,480
85,270
88,470
23.70
30.80
19.90
15.60
20.80
2,010
2,763
1,773
2,662
1,440
2, 109
1,694
1,381
2,013
104 230
96,550
102,130
69,230
109,950
3 850
3,850
4,450
3,480
4,500
100 380
92,700
97,680
65,750
105,450
26 20
40.40
66.60
92.30
2 732
3,90
6,795
8,901
10,123
2 628
3,742
6,506
8,492
9,728
133,300
153,000
4,600
4,625
4,500
4,000
4,750
128,700
148,375
138, 600
115,000
138,325
89.50
96.70
57.90
61.80
43.90
11,904
14,768
8,378
7,400
6,252
11,519
14,343
8,024
7,110
6,072
139, 325
E8. 60
9, 857
146,250
102,750
3,500
4,500
4,500
4,625
3,375
9,557
9,374
9,634
8,193
7,608
149,750
160,000
156,250
137,500
4,500
4,875
4,875
5,000
0,477
10,161
12,533
10,293
76, 800
74,900
Farm Disposition
Farm
143, 100
119,000
143,075
142, 825
122,050
136, 700
73, 120
71,480
96, 660
11.30
129.20
4, 184
5,648
739
132, 200
141,625
99,375
79.70
72.90
57.80
76.60
9,755
9,907
8,477
7,877
145,250
155,125
151,375
132,500
70.00
80.80
68.00
67.50
12,940
10,613
117,550
9,276
1/ Equivalent packing house door.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
82
3,091
2,576
4,364
3,999
5,381
2,054
1,740
700
1,923
8,944
BARTLETT PEARS: Production, farm disposition, price and value,
Oregon 1925-58.
Production
Year
Total
Utilized
Having
Value
Tons
Tons
Not
F.rm Disposition
Farm
Value of
Price
Per ProducSales
Ton tion
Use
Sold
Tons
Tons
Dollars Dollars
1,158
68.00
14,620
42. 80
1,223
26, 000
55.60
1,072
16,680
48.00 1,472
27,800
79. 60
2,499
28, 750
1,000
1,000
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
17,020
28,580
19,280
30,680
31,400
17,020
28,580
19,280
30,680
31,400
2,400
2,580
2,600
2,880
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
33, 780
33,780
20,200
26,900
2,980
2,770
2,850
30, 300
22, 920
2, 630
20, 290
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
35,550
39,700
32,200
40,350
43, 150
35,550
39,700
32,200
31,600
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
43,900
44,350
45,600
34,650
44,850
56,250
58,375
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
20,200
26,900
22, 920
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
47,400
53,675
55,750
1955
1956
1957
1958
67,500
63,750
62,500
57,500
59, 175
37,500
21.60
27.60
9 60
17. 20
1,334
2, 288
665
730
558
258
394
932
481
231
349
842
25,980
2,900
2,900
2,480
2,900
2,900
32,650
36,800
29,720
28,700
.24.40
41, 000
1,000
44,350
44,600
34,650
44,850
2,900
2,900
3,500
2,680
3,500
41,450
41,100
31,970
41,350
27.60
42.80
63.60
108.00
85.20
1,212
1,898
2,837
3,742
3,821
1,774
2,614
3,453
3,523
1,000
55,250
3,600
51,650
80.40
4,442
4,153
89. .60
5, 230
28,780
8,750
2,020
41, 130
43, 900
58, 375
49, 375
46,525
65,450
17,430
24,0b0
994
1, 113
927
32 40
28,780
.
2, 650
Dollars
Tons
625
4,000
2,800
3, 625
49,375
45,900
61,450
3,500
3,125
3,750
47,400
2,750
53, 67.5
3, 500
38, 230
54, 750
93 60
4,437
4,179
4,415
2, 822
4, 506
50, 175
52, 250.
35, 000
82. 00
3,010
3,740
3,075
70. 40
4, 752
62, 500
57, 500
3, 625
58, 875
53, 750
55,550
60,125
54.00
63.20
85.20
63.60
65.60
.
4, 723
88. 00
64, 000
3,750
4, 906
44,650
3, 500
3,625
1, 132
89.20
78.40
34.80
67, 500
63,750
1,055
45,875
42,775
57,700
37, 500
59,175
797
913
761
425
867
985
824
468
1, 135
4,404
3,599
2,138
3,500
3,625
2,500
55, 750
24.80
25.60
14.80
27.60
5,432
3, 975
3,772
1/ Equivalent packing house door return.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
83
4,092
3,354
2,008
3,511
2, 870
5,123
3,744
3,526
OTHER PEARS: Production, farm disposition, price and value, Oregon 1925-58.
Year
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
i932
Production
Total
Tons
24,350
Not
Utilized
Tons
26,500
35,400
F.rm Disposition Price
Value of
Per Produc-
Having Farm
Value
Use
Tons
24,350
1,389
1,259
27. 60
32,330
1,037
1,047
1,012
1,022
49, 280
750 48, 530
23. 20
30, 120
38,770
1933
1934
48, 320
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
49, 280
53,350
56,500
65,000
61,880
4,280
2,500
50,530
56,500
60,720
59,380
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
62, 330
2, 000
60, 330
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
78, 050
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
55,450
61,280
34,580
65,100
94,625
93,725
74,100
87,125
95,425
4,550
2,820
78, 050
71, 250
84, 700
88, 950
65, 250
2,875
3,750
83,750
1,500
2,250
98, 500
93,750
80,000
37, 570
3,250 52,200
3,750 57,530
34,580
65,100
1,000
5,500
1, 875
2,097
1,416
1,289
54,480
36,880
2,153
1,505
3,512
2,712
3,149
26.00
42.80
12.40
54,480
8,750
88.35
Dollars Dollars Dollars
1,050 53,430
700 29,420
950 37,820
920 36, 650
780 31,550
43,500
10, 750
620 23,730
Sales
1,000
56. 80
46, 120
47,520
Tons
Toni1 tion
1,000
25, 750
26, 500
35,400
46,120
43,500
30, 120
Tons
Sold
94,625
93,725
73,100
81,625
95,425
68, 375
80, 950
87, 075
65, 250
82,250
96, 250
93, 750
80,000
750
750 34,650
800 45,320
770 42,730
99.20
58.80
72.40
32.40
481
1, 463
3,437
2,665
3,093
469
35.20
16.80
16.00
16.40
1, 143
1,, 126
1,778
1,749
949
972
974
933
956
958
25.20
38.40
68.80
149.17
96.80
1,520
2,004
3,958
5,159
6,302
1,496
1,968
1,000 77, 050
1,000 93,625
1,000 92,725
875 72,225
1,000 80,625
95.60
100.80
42.40
52.00
50.40
7,462
9,538
3,974
3,801
4,114
7,366
9,437
3,932
3,756
4,064
750 94,675
1,000 67, 375
56.80
73.60
5,420
5,032
5,378
1, 000
1, 000
875
54.40
850 49,680
950 55,550
950 59,770
950 58,430
950 59,380
950 51,250
950
56,580
800 33,780
1,000 64,100
79, 950
86, 075
64, 375
85. 20
1,000 81,250
1,250 95, 000
69.60
78.00
70.80
68.80
1, 250
92, 500
1,250 78,750
73. 60
6, 897
4,737
4, 802
5,725
7,508
6,638
5,504
1/ Equivalent packing house door return.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agricultural.
81.
3,.89Z
5,039
6,2.05
4, 959
6, 812
4, 682
4, 738
56L55
7,410
6,549
5,418
PEACHES: Production, farm disposition, price and value, Oregon, 1889, 1899 and 1909-1958. 1/
P roduction
Year
Total
1,000
Bu.
Not
UtiliZed
1,000
Bu.
Having
Value
1,000
Bu.
Price
Per
Produc-
Bu.
Dollars
Dollars
Farm Disposition
'arm
Use
1,000
Bu.
Sold
1,000
Bushel
Value of
tion
1 000
Sales
1,000
Dollars
70
1889
1899
1909
101.
179
179
55
124
1.09
195
135
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
317
190
292
311
387
317
190
292
311
387
69
58
66
248
132
226
242
318
1.37
1.74
1.33
1 30
434
331
388
404
426
340
230
301
315
350
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
432
276
273
432
276
273
297
210
228
504
504
363
276
300
256
706
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
121
164
121
164
399
410
478
553
322
251
282
390
442
229
456
461
262
409
386
331
372
268
174
168
297
260
304
318
381
128
128
382
335
184
382
335
184
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
212
384
164
292
227
212
384
164
292
227
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
300
220
348
227
316
300
220
348
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
319
309
314
456
550
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
69
69
1
10
.84
78
66
66
46
354
210
207
77
427
45
51
70
67
53
76
113
330
312
268
1.25
1.65
1.75
82
131
1.00
1.10
2.00
1.40
2.50
2. 15
51
65
60
154
310
113
227
167
67
62
68
63
70
233
158
280
164
246
1. 15
1. 10
1.05
345
242
209
261
332
319
309
314
441
550
61
61
158
248
253
374
476
1.15
1.05
1.20
.85
367
324
377
375
546
459
582
491
730
546
459
582
491
730
76
72
470
387
498
415
640
1.20
1.85
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
562
664
722
512
784
562
664
722
512
706
79
80
80
75
80
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
250
400
500
370
250
400
500
370
32
60
60
60
170
1955
1956
1957
1958
400
600
400
450
400
600
400
450
170
227
316
15
78
58
74
61
67
1.20
1.60
1.40
1 70
.60
1. 15
164
598
181
318
284
189
258
80
440
85
464
551
3.20
2 60
1,077
1,571
1 898
1,328
1 664
483
584
642
437
626
2 80
2.85
2.25
2.70
1 574
1,892
1,624
1,382
1 352
1,664
1,444
1,180
953
845
40
218
340
440310
130
3.70
3.50
2.50
2.80
1,400
1,250
1,036
3. 10
527
868
403
60
60
60
60
340
540
340
390
2.75
2.55
2.70
2.85
1,100
1,530
1,080
1,282
1,377
74
84
76
90
1 35
925
400
464
921
807
1,190
1,100
935
918
1,112
1/ Total production is the only data available for 1889 and 1899.
Agricu1tura Marketing Seivace United States Department of Agiicultuie
data from the Bureau of the Census.
SOURCE
188, and 1899
PRUNES: Production, farm disposition, price, and value, Oregon 1889, 1899, 1909 and 1919-58.
Production
Year
Total
Tons
Not
Utilized
Tons
Having
Value
Tons
1889
1899
1909
1919
5, 592
10, 075
48, 932
59, 000
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
50, 300
47, 500
102, 500
89, 500
69, 900
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
49, 300
125, 500
80, 000
46, 500
186, 300
49, 300
125, 500
80, 000
46, 500
183, 300
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
107, 700
100, 800
101, 700
95, 600
118, 800
20,400
5,000
9,400
3,800
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
139, 600
133, 000
60, 700
92, 700
154, 300
5, 900
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
42, 700
69, 400
70,500
104, 000
60, 400
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
92, 100
101, 100
34, 400
48, 800
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
22, 300
59, 800
45, 100
48, 400
42, 500
1955
1956
1957
1958
52, 600
59, 000
34, 000
19, 700
107,700
3,000
7, 700
3, 800
22, 200
16, 900
6, 100
3, 300
13, 000
4,800
3, 300
11,700
4,200
3,500
10, 900
29, 800
2, 600
1,600
4,200
700
5, 000
Farm Disposition
Farm
use
Sold
Tons
-
Tons
Price
Per
Ton
Dollars
Value of
Production
1,000
Dollars
59,000
99.73
5,884
50, 300
47, 500
74.31
102, 500
89, 500
69, 900
51.55
37.27
3,738
3,114
65. 56
49. 04
47. 32
38.44
31.74
2,334
2, 281
17. 30
1, 662
2, 000
2, 100
2, 000
1,600
80, 400
96, 900
3, 000
3, 000
30,900
1,800
37, 900
77, 900
2, 200
3, 100
22, 300
57, 200
43, 500
44, 200
42, 500
2,500
2,300
51, 900
59, 000
29, 000
19, 700
3, 060
1,700
2, 200
2, 000
1,900
1,800
1, 200
2,333
4, 824
2,539
26.70
133, 700
133, 000
56, 900
70, 500
137, 400
2, 000
2, 600
3, 100
2, 800
3,336
3,428
85, 300
93, 800
90, 300
89, 800
109, 100
2, 000
2, 000
2, 000
36, 600
66, 100
57, 500
99, 200
57, 100
5, 284
6,010
87, 300
95, 800
92, 300
91, 800
111, 100
2,000
2,000
Dollars
1, 881
6, 076
181,300
2,000
2,000
40. 4
Sales
1,000
33.10
2,000
19.50
28.70
1,798
1,627
1, 759
23. 80
2, 635
2, 640
2,578
2,592
131, 700
130, 900
54, 900
68, 500
135, 400
17. 50
20. 00
2, 335
2, 300
35, 000
64, 100
54, 900
96, 100
54, 300
32. 20
49, 80
68. 90
78. 10
77, 400
93, 900
29, 100
35, 700
74, 800
77. 10
77. 00
78. 50
68. 20
41. 60
6,202
7,458
2,424
20, 600
54, 700
41, 200
42, 000
40, 500
105.00
2,342
50, 000
55, 940
27, 200
18, 500
67. 20
27.50
17. 10
15.30
30.20
67. 80
81.90
69. 70
61. 10
49.40
56.70
97. 20
1/
2,663
1,565
1,203
2,096
1, 179
1, 998
2, 863
6, 833
4,458
2, 586
3,241
3, 878
3,563
3,081
2,597
3,488
2,915
1,644
1,915
2,621
1,510
1, 169
2, 065
1,127
1,938
2,734
6, 619
4, 239
5,971
7, 227
2,283
2,436
3,112
2, 163
3, 709
3, 374
2, 927
2,475
3, 360
2,763
1, 542
1,798
1/ Total production is the only data available for 1889, 1899, and 1909. Farm disposition and
a1ue of sales figures are not available prior to 1929.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
data from the Bureau of Census
1889, 1899, and 1909
ALL CHERRIES: Production, farm disposition, price, and value, Oregon 1889,
1899, 1909, 1919, and 1924-44 1/
Price Value of
Production
Farm Disposition
per
ProducYear
Not
Having
Farni
Total
Tons
Utilized
Tons
Value
Use
Sold
Ton
Tons
Tons
Tons
Dollars
tion
1,000
Dollars
1889
1,091
1899
1,692
1909
4,690
270
1919
7,871
1,064
1924
10,400
10,400
1,680
8,720
160 00
1,664
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
7,200
15,100
11,300
11,500
9,000
15,100
11,300
11,500
9,000
7200
1,540
1,840
1,750
1,710
1,770
5,660
13,260
9,550
9,790
7,230
160 00
120.00
160.00
160.00
160.00
1,152
1,812
1,808
1,840
1,440
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
12,600
9,000
14,000
16,000
13,000
2,000
2,000
12,200
7,000
12,000
15,300
12,000
1,800
1,820
1,940
1,970
1,300
10,400
5,180
10,060
13,330
10,700
120.00
60.00,
45.00
50.00
75.00
1,464
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
15,700
15,650
15,100
20,600
22,200
1,000
1,050
2,150
1,650
15,300
14,650
14,050
18,450
20,550
1,430
1,400
1,350
1,550
1,650
13,870
13,250
12,700
16,900
18,900
100.00
85.00
134,00
52.80
69.10
1,530
1,245
1,883
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
22,650
20,300
20,800
23,900
20,700
1,000
2,350
1,600
22,450
19,300
18,450
1,750
1,600
1,850
2,100
2,000
20,700
17,700
16,600
20,200
18,400
93.00
113.00
124.00
198.00
250.00
2,088
2,178
2,280
4,423
5,101
400
700
1,000
400
200
300
:22,300
20,400
420
540
765
900
975
1,421
1/ Total production is the only data available for 1889 and 1899. Total
production and value of production are the only data available for 1909 and 1919.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture. 1889, 1899, and 1919 data from Bureau of the Census publications.
SWEET CHERRIES: Production, farm disposition, price and value,
Oregon 1934-58. 1/
Year
1934
Production
Total
Utilized
Having
Value
Tons
11,700
Tons
1,000
Tons
10,700
Tons
1,100
Tons Dollars
9,600
400
13,200
13,100
11,800
16,200
18,100
1,200
1,200
1,100
1,300
1400
12,000
11,900
10,700
14,900
16,700
20,300
1,500
1,400
1,600
1,800
1,700
18,800
16,700
14,500
18,300
16,100
98
115
127
1,800
1,800
1,500
1,600
1,800
28,200
9,300
16,900
29,400
17, 900
1938
1939
13,600
14,100
12,700
18,100
19,600
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
20,300
18,900
18,400
21,700
18,100
2,300
1,600
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
20, 800
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
17,400
16,700
25,500
25,400
1955
1956
1957
1958
31,000
15,200
17,800
25,300
1935
1936
1937
Value of
Farm DIsposition Price
Per Producrm
Sales
tion
Ton
Sold
Use
Not
31,000
10,800
18,500
34,200
17, 100
1,000
900
1,900
1,500
800
18, 100
300
16,100
20,100
17,800
1, 100
19, 700
1,000
3,000
30,000
10,800
18,500
31,200
17,400
16,700
1,000
907
834
1,303
1,202
1,989
2,082
2,045
4,040
4,664
1,842
1,920
1,842
3,678
4,21
259
263
211
258
129
5, 102
4,636
7,417
16,000
15,400
252
274
4,385
4,576
15, 500
183
266
3, 129
279
6,783
7,087
2, 836
191
292
310
311
5,921
4,438
5,518
7,868
5,558
4,059
5,084
7,402
25,500
25,400
1,400
1,300
1,600
1,500
1,400
24,000
24,000
31,000
15,200
17,800
25,300
1,900
1,300
1,400
1,500
29,100
13,900
16,400
23,800
17, 100
56
72
1,000
Dollars Dollars
201
262
7,890
2,279
4,773
4,025
1,962
4,360
3,793
4,032
4,220
6,384
6,696
1/ Data not available prior to 1934. Price and value data not available prior
-SOURCE:
to 1938.
Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
88
SOUR CHERRIES: Production, farm disposition, price and value,
Oregon l934-58. 1/
Year
Production
Total
Having
Utilized Value
Not
Tons
Tons
Tons
Farm Disposition
Farm
Use
Sold
Tons
Tons
Price
Per
Ton
Dollars
Value of
Production
1,000
Dollars
Sales
1,000
Dollars
1934
1,300
1,300
200
1,100
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
2,100
1,550
2,400
2,500
2,600
2,100
1,550
2,250
2,250
2,450
230
200
250
250
1,870
1,350
2,000
2,000
2,200
30
48
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
2,350
1,400
2,400
2,200
2,600
2,150
1,200
2,350
2,200
2,600
250
200
250
300
300
1,900
1,000
2,100
1,900
2,300
46
80
100
174
168
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
2, 100
2, 100
2,900
1,400
1,700
2,800
300
350
230
340
400
1,800
2,550
1,170
1,360
2,400
168
215
200
208
159
354
445
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
2,400
3,700
2,600
3,100
3,400
2,400
3,700
2,600
3,100
3,400
380
400
400
400
300
2,020
3,300
2,200
2,700
3,100
140
156
125
192
194
336
577
325
595
660
283
515
275
518
601
1955
1956
1957
1958
3,800
3,000
4,000
3,300
3,800
3,000
4,000
3,300
300
300
300
300
3,500
2,700
3,700
3,000
133
163
154
166
505
489
616
548
466
440
570
498
150
250
150
200
200
50
2,900
1,400
1,700
2,800
250
118
68
60
106
99
96
87
80
235
383
437
210
331
386
353
624
280
302
548
234
283
3.82
not available prior to 1934. Price and value data not available prior
-1/ Data
to 1938.
.
Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
SOURCE:
89
FILBERTS: Production, farm disposition, price, and value, Oregon 1927-58.
Year
Production, it
Not
Total
Utilized
Tons
Tons
1927
1928
1929
60
200
200
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
300
380
400
930
1,000
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1,100
1,850
2,230
2,060
3,300
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
2,700
4,900
3,600
6,200
5,600
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
4,500
7,300
7,700
5,300
9,700
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
6,000
6,100
11,000
4,300
8,000
1955
1956
1957
1958
7,400
2,900
12,000
6,800
}ving
Value
Tons
farm Disposition Price
Per
Farm
ProducDollars
Use
Sold
Ton
Tons
Tons
Dollars
20
20
50
180
180
320
380
300
20
30
30
50
50
280
350
370
880
950
3.40
25Q
70
10
Value of
tion
1,000
Sales
1,000
Dollars
19
16
76
60
68
54
9
200
300
200
102
95
80
279
264
00
190
330Q
80
90
100
120
1,030
1,770
2,140
1,960
3,180
260
270
215
220
20
286
500
479
453
726
268
478
460
431
700
2,700
4,900
3,500
6,100
5,500
110
130
130
210
150
2,590
4,770
3,370
5,890
5,350
240
300
346
500
540
1,470
1,211
3,050
2,970
2945
4,500
7,300
7,700
5,100
9,600
170
200
230
240
250
4,330
7,100
7,470
4,860
9,350
550
380
250
260
220
2,475
2,774
1,925
1,326
2,112
2,382
2,698
1,868
1,264
2,057
240
250
280
200
250
5,110
5,600
10,500
4,000
7,600
350
350
296
344
320
1,872
2,048
3,191
1,445
2,512
1,788
1,960
100
150
5,350
5,850
10,780
4,200
7,850
3i08
250
7, 150
420
510
300
390
3, 108
3, 003.
200
7,400
2,900
11,800
100
100
100
200
100
650
250
220
100
300
'
,800
11,500
648
1,479
3,540
3,652
1/ Poduction having value is not available prior to 1939.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
90
88
74
622
1,431
1,166
2,857
1,376
2,432
1,428
3,450
WALNUTS: Production, farm disposition, price and value, Oregon 1899, 1909 and 1919-58
Year
1899
1909
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
Production
Not
Total
Utilized
Tons
Tons
Farm Disposition Price
per
Having
Value
Farm
Use
Sold
Tons
Tons
Tons
Ton
Dollars
1/
Value of
Production
1,000
Dollars
Sales
1,000
Dollars
3
74
10
230
250
350
400
450
450
230
250
350
400
450
450
550
900
550
900
1,100
1,500
1,400
1,100
1,500
1,400
900
900
2,600
3,200
1,300
50
60
70
70
70
80
120
130
200
200
120
180
200
290
330
380
380
560
425
425
390
425
480
264
450
396
1,200
48
500
360
440
360
660
504
226
390
349
572
432
780
400
1,150
275
240
280
250
360
715
768
364
775
312
646
696
322
700
943
862
357
460
2,350
2,900
250
300
3, 100
3, 100
300
Z, 800
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
4,100
41QO
1,600
3,750
1,400
2,300
5,850
4,660
230
2,600
6,300
5,100
350
200
300
450
440
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
4,400
7,000
3,600
5,300
6,800
4,400
7,000
3,150
5,100
6,500
430
460
370
450
500
3,970
6,540
2,780
4,650
6,000
200
240
286
420
450
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
6,900
8,900
5,600
9,100
7,900
200
6,700
8,900
5,500
8,650
7,600
500
500
500
550
500
6,200
8,400
5,000
8,100
7,100
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
6,300
9,100
8,200
4,400
8,400
100
300
6,200
9,100
8,200
4,400
8,100
400
500
500
350
450
1955
1956
1957
1958
5,400
2,800
5,300
6,500
300
5, 100
400
300
400
1,600
2,600
6,300
5,100
450
200
300
100
450
300
2,800
150
216
470
780
970
1,30&
2,600
3,200
1,300
101
85
123
129
162
182
129
o6
149
156
191
255
200
215
170
408
520
1,354
1,258
867
792
880
1,680
794
1,570
901
795
2,142
2,925
1,953
2,700
460
440
310
240
220
3,082
3,916
2,076
1,672
2,852
3,696
1,550
1,944
1,562
5,800
8,600
7,700
4,050
7,650
320
340
360
370
260
1,984
3,094
2,952
1,628
2,106
1,856
2,924
2,772
1,498
1,989
4,700
2,500
4,900
470
390
400
380
2,397
1,092
2,120
2,470
2,290
1,705
1/ Total production is the only information available in 1899. Total production and value of
production are the only data available for 1909.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 1899 and
1909, data from the Bureau of Census.
91
975
1,960
LIVESTOCK: Number on farms and total value1 Oregon, January 1, 1850, 1860, and 1867-1959
Year
1850
1860
1867
1868
1869
All Cattle
And Calves
Dairy Cows
Sheep
Hogs
Number Value Number Value Number Value Number Value
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Thou.
Dollars Thou. Dollars Thou. Dollars
Thou. Dollars
27
1/
4
1/
1/
9
29
!/
147
53
1/
1/
82
86
1/
1/
308
513
7,028
1,044
36
112
336
270
342
8,125
37
1,110
381
324
616
119
371
8,813
40
1,200
125
400
389
739
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
373
380
406
428
449
8,626
8,687
10,037
8,888
7,643
42
42
42
43
45
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
465
496
534
564
596
7,111
6,772
6,714
7,294
7,591
46
47
48
49
50
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
631
612
578
597
599
7,508
8,782
9,147
13,824
50
53
59
62
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
603
628
636
607
596
16,350
15,157
15,753
13,165
12,134
69
72
80
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
587
626
620
601
571
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
605
617
636
598
616
9,601
11,326
12,899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
628
688
737
839
815
15,569
16,489
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
846
838
830
766
14, 113
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
677
607
575
633
708
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
779
818
899
944
908
775
16,341
66
51
52
54
1/
2,766
2,716
2,816
1,016
1,189
1,308
92
99
106
114
123
3,786
4,263
4,660
5,576
6,153
990
714
1,504
1,672
1,672
1,722
1,843
2,181
2,424
2,675
3,702
3,317
137
146
157
168
179
7,136
8,188
8,505
9,942
11,321
615
479
513
561
988
1,751
1,663
1,715
1,720
1,800
2,802
2,411
2,401
2,924
3,150
191
199
10,744
10,591
209
215
220
IJ,362
10,840
11,280
867
902
890
912
1,910
1,950
2,000
2,090
2,154
3,629
4,095
4,500
5,016
3,770
225
238
250
260
268
10,200
11,266
11,075
11,990
7,868
6,116
5,859
5,028
5,949
7,635
467
513
590
649
681
994
159
164
167
169
170
596
722
568
770
847
171
170
175
180
170
445
629
885
7
38
2,002
1,694
1,829
2,081
2,027
393
348
551
622
364
1,124
1,310
1,947
2,376
Dollars
84
131
139
145
150
155
979
960
930
1,000
Thou.
3,082
3,464
3,468
3,925
3,620
1,344
1,352
1,592
1,419
1,098
1,025
Horses & Mules
Number Value
617
544
1,015
887
975
1,446
1,785
1,702
58
64
72
77
164
90
1,932
1,980
2,520
2,516
2,520
11,086
11,920
11,080
10,324
9,269
98
102
106
107
110
2,675
2,907
2,650
2,568
2,354
204
220
207
205
229
8,184
8,436
113
114
116
115
117
2,034
2,098
2,529
2,680
3,019
260
280
250
215
224
1,040
882
588
785
896
2,220
2,118
2,195
2,085
2,056
2,553
2,859
2,963
3,440
5,140
275
277
115
3,565
4,177
250
4, 114
z60
272
234
1,250
1,326
1,430
1,850
1,357
2,179
2,345
2,556
2,620
2,452
5,774
7,152
6,390
6,681
5,027
282
277
273
270
268
10, 962
13, 778
17, 235
19, 158
14,940
14,265
14,830
15,722
16,120
15,900
16,477
18,161
?4, 336
31,629
33, 174
30,672
37,073
41,490
44,8
85
118
121
125
125
4,450
3,762
171
180
187
190
255
1,065
278
281
282
8,523
10,284
13,676
130
135
140
150
155
3,588
3,861
4,480
5,250
5,580
z38
228
230
246
228
1,452
1,300
1,587
1,525
1,414
2,378
2,497
2,525
2,441
2,563
5,469
7,116
8,964
8,788
7,945
265
267
269
273
279
14,382
16,377
21,870
26,238
25,778
160
6,336
6,930
7,788
9,520
11,375
213
225
240
260
290
1,747
2,070
2,040
2,470
3,190
2,717
2,690
2,630
2,520
2,314
10,053
10,491
280
8,679
9,576
9,025
300
304
307
28,890
32,755
30,699
11,430
10,450
11,000
12,300
13,398
330
304
270
3,135
2,158
2,700
5,162
5,386
2,083
2,010
2,015
2,160
2,220
9,374
10,452
16,322
26,136
26,640
310
311
165
165
170
175
180
190
200
205
203
295
282
(Continued)
9P
295
311
308
302
30, 184
29,604
27, 972
27,727
30,543
30,236
26,934
LIVESTOCK: Number on farms and total value, Oregon, January 1, 1850, 1860, and 1867-1959
Year
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
All Cattle
Horses & Mules
Sheep
Hogs
And Calves
Dairy Cows
Value Number Value
Number Value Number Value Number Value Number
1,000
1,000
1,ffOO
1,000
1,000
Dollars
Thou.
Dollars Thou. Dollars
Dollars Thou. Dollars
Thou.
Thou.
23,823
286
24,896
2,225
4,833
891
200
16,000
46,599
267
23, 665
14,082
279
828
36,929
14,544
248
202
2,951 2,125
21, 490
275
8,582
2,350
846
235
30, 371
12, 120
202
1,926
21, 910
11,823
264
1,838
2,610
834
251
205
28,773
11,890
17, 868
252
814
28,571
2,646
1,899
218
12,862
270
15,919
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
796
730
716
702
723
27, 382
28, 178
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
757
790
820
880
915
41,408
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
928
910
919
919
919
21,840
29,302
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
937
984
35,231
1,073
1,148
1,194
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
28,640
34,749
43,308
32, 153
24,436
18,568
14,324
217
214
214
216
220
12, 586
12, 840
229
247
263
268
18, 320
15, 067
275
13,054
15,552
19, 360
11,835
8,308
6,325
223
223
245
270
230
2,275
2,899
3,479
3,294
2,415
1,989
2,065
2,182
2,329
2,461
20, 806
23, 874
195
2,282
2,276
1,599
2,530
2,624
2,510
2,375
2,425
22, 825
14, 219
2,440
2,115
11,458
12,902
205
246
221
190
950
789
11,499
12,766
15,596
14,267
11,256
145
142
137
132
121
10, 175
1,075
8,930
9,174
10,280
12,104
14,071
115
103
95
87
82
6,611
161
164
184
3,689
4,366
5,361
6,429
6,366
166
141
180
135
94
4,133
4,442
4,914
2,754
3,017
689
672
743
763
12,518
19,443
24,439
14,926
13,371
75
66
50
57
52
2, 886
2, 640
127
157
135
135
170
3,543
2,763
847
846
861
881
912
14,703
13,019
50
48
2, 900
3, 024
3, 619
301
277
299
2,378
71,472
73,737
13, 362
15, 370
20, 976
1,158
1,089
1,056
1,035
1,107
73,186
78,299
98,419
124,200
151,659
284
253
243
236
231
23,572
24,288
30,861
35,636
42,735
212
204
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1,085
1,096
1,238
1,374
1,443
119,350
178,648
229,030
233
228
226
228
233
35,183
45,600
53,562
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1,486
1,456
1,398
1,412
1,497
135,226
120,848
233
219
217
219
215
28, 193
41, 848
58, 937
167, 628
134,199
120, 228
163,792
223,053
25,230
23,572
42, 408
33,086
24,309
25, 389
33,288
41,065
171
170
9, 673
7, 804
8, 070
9, 580
1,675
1,696
1,637
1,457
1,227
262
265
276
290
284
32,900
15, 399
15, 486
11,754
11,088
13,350
34, 830
35, 290
9,900
12,144
192
183
176
12, 145
1,117
264
261
267
267
9,099
6,914
9,530
16, 371
15, 224
13, 714
13, 762
13, 155
171
165
161
153
148
176
211
258
265
261
275
22,829
26,399
28,402
243
232
219
210
201
329
359
2,469
3,225
2,915
2,819
2, 176
4,432
6,067
4,889
3, 132
3,267
4,352
2, 100
1,882
1,848
901
786
733
722
811
13, 650
12, 609
14, 108
18,518
19,385
47
46
45
14,528
14, 985
13, 035
11, 140
8,776
7, 742
8,508
7,854
5, 395
4,789
4,296
3, 805
2,700
2, 736
2,704
4,416
5, 130
1/ Data not available.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
data from U. S. Census publications.
93
1850 and 1860
MILK: Production (total and per cow) and value, Oregon 1899, 1909, 1919 and 1924-58
Year
Total
Production
Milk
Milkfat
Million Pounds
Percentage
of fat
in milk
Per Cent
!/
Production
per Cow
Milk
Milkfat
Sales
- - Pounds- - -
Value
Home
Consumption
Gross
Income
1, 000 Dollars
1899
418
1909
619
1/
3,586
1919
798
1/
4,205
1924
1,053
45
4.3
4,920
212
19, 325
3,555
22, 880
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1,047
45
49
49
50
52
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.3
4,940
5,400
5,450
5,500
5,450
212
232
234
236
234
20,580
3,696
3,580
3,526
3,690
3,538
24,276
43
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.3
5,500
5,380
5,200
4,850
5,050
236
231
224
209
217
21,498
2 900
2,371
2,030
2,081
2,570
24,398
44
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.5
5 210
5,420
5,410
5,400
5,500
229
238
238
238
248
19 132
21,194
3 114
3,400
3,412
2,772
22,246
24,594
18,529
2786
21,376
21,315
5,620
5,710
5,670
5,470
5,520
253
257
255
246
248
21 477
27,244
33,521
38,826
40,121
3 111
3,523
4,282
5,039
5,177
24,588
30,767
37,803
43,865
45,298
1, 134
1, 150
1,166
1,199
2,006
1,545
3,551
1/
5,171
1,745
6,916
1/
15,916
1/
1/
3,414
21, 674
22, 220
23,919
24,737
25, 254
25, 746
27,609
28,275
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1 265
1,307
1,300
1,256
1,323
54
56
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1 329
1,333
1,336
1,350
1,364
58
59
59
59
61
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1,394
,428
1,446
1,411
1,408
63
64
63
45
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.5
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1 354
1,284
1,295
1,233
1,247
61
58
58
55
56
45
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.5
5 550
5,630
5,860
5,760
5,800
250
253
264
259
261
39 936
47,219
52,676
54,880
48,263
5 533
7,008
7,200
7,627
6,718
45 469
54,227
59,876
62,507
54,981
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1,253
1,196
5,940
5,950
5,850
5,980
6,040
267
268
263
266
269
54,030
49,504
6,504
7,722
7,616
6,708
5,707
55,328
62,130
55
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.4
4.4
48,824
54,408
1,214
1,238
56
54
53
54
1955
1,208
1956
1957
1958
1, 156
1, 135
1, 125
53
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.3
6, 100
268
268
270
269
46, 212
46, 279
46, 748
45, 304
4,829
5,071
4,851
4,488
51,041
51,350
1, 176
56
54
57
65
63
50
49
48
6,150
6,200
6,250
16, 820
12, 742
12, 571
15,520
21, 749
18, 604
55, 714
19, 191
14, 772
14, 652
18, 090
25, 161
63, 330
60,738
55,211
51, 599
49, 792
1/ Data not available.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 1899, 1909,
1919 data from U. S. Census publications.
9I
MILK: Disposition on Oregon farms 1879, 1889, 1899, 1909, 1919, and 1924-58
Year
Total
production
Farm Usage
Fed to
calves
Million
Used in
home
Million
pounds
pounds
Farm
produced
butter
1, 000
pounds
Total
Milk Sold
Wholesale
Cream
Milk
Million
pounds
Million
pounds
Million
pounds
1879
if
1/
1889
215
1/
1/
4 786
1/
1/
418
1/
if
!f
1899
8, 107
89
1/
!f
1909
619
1/
1/
5,668
126
1/
1919
798
4,178
!/
1/
1924
1,053
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1,265
1,307
1,300
1,256
1,323
46
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1,329
1,333
1,336
1 350
1,364
45
44
45
46
48
180
178
175
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1,394
1,428
1,446
1,411
1,408
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1,354
1,284
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1,253
1,196
1955
1956
1957
1958
1,208
1,156
2,444
Retail
V
1/
1/
1/
V
36
158
3,901
859
448
319
73
1,047
36
1,150
1,166
1,199
40
40
42
42
154
155
152
150
3,700
3,600
3,300
2,900
2,529
857
939
958
974
308
347
360
376
397
73
75
78
1,012
459
504
510
511
528
2,450
2,600
3,100
3,000
3,328
1,074
1,104
1,082
1,041
1,101
548
597
597
570
589
437
416
85
87
87
1,104
1,111
1,116
1 135
1,144
561
532
522
532
528
447
483
501
512
525
91
91
169
172
3,260
3,000
2,800
2 800
2,629
50
51
53
53
51
170
158
158
156
155
2,400
2,200
2,050
2,150
2,000
1,174
1,219
518
516
449
400
340
567
86
83
84
80
49
159
160
150
145
147
2,200
2,000
1,850
1,850
1,700
1,146
1,079
1,098
1,044
1,055
266
196
197
206
800
800
830
770
800
77
144
143
136
129
123
1,500
1,500
1,350
1,250
1,200
1,064
1,007
186
161
143
134
130
820
790
58
56
805
860
895
47
45
43
110
110
103
98
1,000
120
100
92
889
868
869
872
43
35
32
32
1, 134
l;295
1,233
1,247
1, 176
1,214
1,238
1, 135
1, 125
47
46
43
40
45
47
44
45
45
46
45
46
47
46
43
39
38
145
145
156
172
172
182
950
850
720
1,35
1,202
1,202
995
1,039
1,068
1,052
1,003
993
989
193
85
393
380
417
617
700
720
785
81
83
86
89
89
87
87
75
80
69
66
60
1/ Data not available
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 1879, 1889, 1899,
1909, 1919, data frOm U. S. Census publications.
95
LEEF PRODUCTION: Marketings, price, and. value, Oregon 1924-58
Year
Marketings
Production
1, 000
1/
Total
1, 000
Price per Cwt.
Cash
Value of
Home con- Gross
Cattle Calves
receipts
Dollars Dollars
Dollars
Dollars
Dollars
11,674
446
458
369
12, 120
Pounds
Pounds
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
175, 500
181, 775
158, 095
153, 735
160, 815
157, 510
162,550
206, 350
147, 690
144,750
143, 340
141, 860
5.90
6.30
6.70
8.70
9.30
9.80
7. 10
10. 90
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
156, 150
162, 220
160, 120
181, 210
203, 220
122, 350
127, 860
7.50
5,60
108,910
130,310
4. 10
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
9.40
9.30
12.50
12. 80
1,000
15, 305
11,794
12, 326
15, 023
14, 657
sumption income.
1,000
1,000
15,763
12, 163
391
353
304
12,717
10, 817
8, 539
5, 696
6, 385
7, 840
15, 376
14, 961
10, 546
8, 309
167, 220
3.70
3.70
10.40
7.50
5.50
5,00
5.00
6, 095
7, 514
271
230
226
290
326
212, 690
210, 850
212, 530
215, 790
212, 130
213, 320
199, 520
201, 210
205, 120
189, 770
5.70
5.50
6.80
6.00
6.60
7.20
7.30
8,40
7.80
7.90
13, 307
12, 019
14, 937
13, 501
13, 948
256
225
273
237
318
13, 563
12, 244
15, 210
13, 738
14, 266
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
222, 765
248, 200
271, 040
265, 595
290, 445
188,370
185,200
221,120
242,100
307,300
7.10
8.40
10.30
8.80
10. 70
14, 917
17, 604
25, 339
29, 551
35, 290
343
408
15, 260
18, 012
25, 863
30, 054
35, 808
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
276, 620
264, 040
275, 955
264, 515
294, 200
336,390
302,400
306,360
246,320
320,490
12.20
14.40
17.90
20.30
17.20
43, 563
46, 811
59, 118
55, 016
59, 470
578
758
857
1, 004
832
44, 141
15.50
21.10
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
300, 900
325, 870
357, 355
412, 325
408, 570
295, 660
253, 590
245, 150
21.80
25.80
69, 732
75, 557
57, 448
51, 944
55, 577
1,042
1,553
1, 359
70, 774
77, 110
58, 913
53, 384
57, 436
1955
1956
1957
1958
421, 690
396, 305
416, 980
428, 760
357, 435
357, 270
61, 852
59, 908
65, 798
80, 473
2, 033
2, 103
2, 573
3, 279
63, 885
62, 011
68, 371
83, 752
379,190
414, 370
321,450
353, 555
11.20
10.60
27. 40
12.40
13.40
12.70
13. 20
25. 10
20. 90
15. 20
14. 90
32. 80
26. 60
17. 10
17. 10
14. 20
16,70
21.50
13.40
16.70
21.30
15, 30
20. 60
26. 00
5,470
524
503
518
1, 465
1,440
47,569
59, 975
56, 020
60, 302
1/ Excludes interfarm sales.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
96
WOOL: Number of sheep shorn, production, price and income, Oregon 1849,
1859, 1869, 1899, and 1909-58. !
Year
Number
of sheep
shorn
Thousands
Average
fleece
Production
weight
i,000
Pounds
paunds
1849
12
1859
219
1869
1, 081
Price
Value
pound
Sales
i,000
per
of
cents
dollars
1879
1,083
5.3
5,719
1899
2, 140
8. 6
18, 350
13
2, 397
1909
2,360
8.9
21,004
21
4,411
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
2,527
2,475
2,446
2,344
2,152
8.2
8.6
8.9
8,8
8.2
20,721
21,285
21,769
20,627
17,646
21
4,351
3,193
3,483
3,300
2,647
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1,937
1,849
1,834
2,009
2,065
8.1
8.0
8.0
8.1
8,5
15,690
14,792
14,672
16,273
17,552
22
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
2,070
1,966
1,828
1,700
1,800
8.4
8.6
8.4
8.7
8.8
17,388
16,908
15,355
14,790
15,840
43
24
38
36
7,477
2,367
3,685
5,620
5,702
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1,927
1,970
2,060
2,210
2,271
.8.8
9.3
8.8
9.2
8.6
16,958
18,321
18,128
20,332
19,531
39
35
29
34
30
6,614
6,412
5,257
6,913
5,859
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
2,380
2,500
2,240
2,210
2,280
9.0
8.8
8.1
8.5
8.7
21,420
22,000
18,144
18,785
19,836
18
14
3,856
3,080
1,633
3,757
4,166
(Continued)
97
15
16
16
15
27
40
56
49
14
09
20
21
3,452
3,994
5,869
9,113
8,600
WOOL: Number of sheep shorn, production, price and income, Oregon 1849
1859, 1869, 1899 and 1909-58. 1/
Year
Number
of sheep
shorn
fleece
Thousands
Pounds
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
2, 139
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
705
Average
weight
Production
r,000
pounds
8.7
8.6
8,6
9.1
18, 609
Price
per
pound
cents
Value
of
Sales
1,000
dollars
18
3, 350
27
32
8.9.
16,555
15,850
15,543
14,836
19
22
4,470
5,072
2,953
3,264
1,575
1,528
1,452
1,277
1,097
8.9
9.2
8.9
8.2
8.8
14,016
14,058
12,923
10,471
9,654
28
34
39
40
41
3,924
4,780
5,040
4,188
3,958
954
800
8,300
6,800
6,204
6,100
5,207
40
41
663
635
8.7
8.5
8.8
9.2
8.2
3,320
2,788
2,606
2,928
2,447
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
624
611
680
693
750
8.6
9.3
9.0
8.7
8.7
5,366
5,682
6,120
6,029
6,525
1955
1956
1957
1958
764
764
821
846
8.8
8.7
8.4
8.4
6,723
6,647
6,932
7,145
1,925
1,843
1,708
1,667
4Z
48
47
61
107
54
55
53
46
46
58
39
1/ Production is the only data available for 1849, 1859, and 1869. Price and
- value of sales data not available for 1879.
2/ Computed using April-March average prices beginning with 1943 and
calendar year average prior to 1943,
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture. 1849, 1859, 1869 and 1899, Bureau of Census.
98
3,273
6,080
3,3.05
3,316
3,453
3,093
3,149
4,021
2,787
SHEEP PRODUCTION: Marketings, price, and value, Oregon 1924-58
Year
Marketings Prfce per Cwt.
Production
1/
ToTal
Sheep Lambs
1,000
Pounds
1,000
P ounds
1924
83,673
71,578
7 00
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
80,472
93,545
91,634
108,441
96,103
72,539
79,860
78,994
92,304
83,706
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
118,422
120,484
93,758
86,848
96,834
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
91,294
84,218
72, 540
84, 950
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
81,181
Value of
Home
conCash
receipts sumption
1,000
1,000
Gross
income
1,000
Dollars
Dollars
Dollars
9 60
6,498
77
6,575
7 40
7 20
7 20
8 60
7 20
10 90
10 70
10 50
6,990
7,663
7,378
9,674
8,211
85
7,075
7,751
7,471
9,789
8,315
107,200
125,939
109,227
81,617
107,774
4 80
3 20
2.25
2.75
3 10
6 30
4 65
3.70
4.80
111,904
85,898
3 25
3 80
6 00
7 40
93, 425
87, 070
Dollars Dollars
4. 10
3. 35
11
10
10 60
5 10
b,528
5,485
3,681
3,712
4,849
5,784
5,708
6,454
88
93
115
104
64
57
47
67
73
65
8. 10
6. 10
4, 903
5,855
76
76
60
62
6,592
5,542
3,728
3,779
4,922
5,849
5,784
6,530
4, 963
5,917
97,276
3.60
77,564
82,973
65,549
50,428
50,738
75,624
90,188
81,884
71,858
66,568
3.75
4.65
5.10
6.10
6 10
7.50
8.80
10.80
11.60
11 40
5,330
7,121
7,606
7,334
7,007
66
75
83
87
83
5,396
7,196
6,689
7,421
7,090
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
47, 327
64, 897
6 20
7.10
7.50
8.70
8 40
12 00
15.40
20.30
22.80
19 90
7,036
8,014
9,104
9,367
7,298
104
100
118
120
79
7, 140
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
37,090
40,260
9.50
13.70
8.80
5.90
4.90
23.00
29.60
24.10
18,30
17.30
8,861
79
90
88
77
65
1955
1956
1957
1958
52,851
49,091
5.50
5.00
5.40
17.00
17.80
42,472
41,051
39,609
33,686
37, 909
44,779
46,018
50,942
50, 551
55, 187
55,042
47,561
42,854
38,876
34, 869
40,014
41,333
47,897
53,051
52,766
53, 086
57, 207
7. 10
6.90
19. 00
20.30
1/ Excludes interfarm sales.
10, 175
9,393
7,447
8,031
8,803
9,068
9, 836
11,539
56
68
73
80
SOURCE Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
99
8,114
9,222
9,487
7,377
8,940
10, 265
9,481
7,524
8,096
8,859
9,136
9, 909
11,619
HOGS: Production, marketings, price and value, Oregon 1924-58
1/
Price Per
1 00
Year
Production
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1,000
Pounds
47,655
49,705
51,360
56,925
61,775
54,470
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
49,645
67,260
62,465
46,427
39,815
30, 280
41, 310
44, 740
33, 820
28, 690
9.80
6.50
3.95
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
47, 450
65, 340
75, 225
76, 800
32, 400
44, 690
59, 655
63, 840
64, 370
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
84, 015
83, 535
97, 448
13. 20
13. 80
86, 758
73, 200
66, 780
79, 023
95, 680
93, 308
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
63, 899
64, 418
61, 045
61, 155
64, 376
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
51,248
52,451
1955
1956
1957
1958
85,930
111,545
52, 511
37, 920
41, 912
54, 139
51, 593
50,080
56,701
Marketings
1, 000
Pounds
Cash
Receipts
1, 000
Value
Home
Consumption
1,000
Gross
Income
1,000
828
Dollars
4,526
4,714
5,491
1,199
1,222
1,070
1,083
1,366
5,913
6,713
5,950
6,684
6,678
3, 998
1, 142
805
514
481
395
4,218
2,745
2,297
2,056
8.90
9.60
9.50
8.00
6.90
3,439
641
864
862
716
661
4,080
5,903
7,275
6,443
5,675
6.00
9.50
559
814
5,436
7,864
12,546
15,482
13.40
4, 877
7, 050
11, 413
14, 262
13, 499
53, 794
55, 863
51, 195
46, 620
56, 526
14, 90
18. 20
26. 10
25. 20
20. 20
9, 106
11, 604
15, 011
13, 466
12, 678
1, 259
10, 365
1,658
1,903
1,982
1,454
13,262
16,914
15,448
14,132
46, 848
20. 10
1, 141
50, 601
37, 490
32, 822
20. 30
10, 405
10, 036
11, 080
9, 294
8, 485
1,239
1,206
1,021
1,006
11,546
11,275
12,286
10,315
9,491
45, 629
49, 103
46, 320
46, 356
17. 50
16. 20
19. 80
21. 80
8, 338
8, 239
815
656
752
993
8,895
10,249
11,529
Pounds
38, 800
33, 000
34, 000
38, 000
50, 250
39, 210
40,401
Dollars
7.60
11.00
12. 90
10. 30
9.20
10.40
4. 05
4.55
22.50
23.20
24. 30
Dollars
3, 698
4, 880
5, 601
5, 312
3,413
2,231
1,816
1,661
5, 039
6, 413
5, 727
5, 014
9,497
10, 536
Dollars
1,133
1,220
1,150
1/ Excludes interfarm sales.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
100
5, 140
14,649
9, 153
PIG CROP BY SEASONS: Sows iarrowed, pigs per litter, and pigs saved,
Oregon 1924-1958.
Pigs Saved
Sows Farrowing
Pigs per Litter
Annual
Fall
Spring
Spring
Fall
Fall
Year
Spring
1, 000
1, 000
Head
Head
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
22
21
23
28
19
19
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
23
29
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
43
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
31
26
20
22
22
17
N umber Number
6.4
6. 2
6.4
7. 1
6.5
6. 7
64
1, 000
He ad
136
150
7. 1
195
180
124
185
148
119
84
277.
134
159
281
6. 6
6. 6
6. 2
6.5
6.4
6.7
7. 0
6.4
23
31
36
34
39
20
23
22
24
28
6.4
6. 7
6. 9
7. 3
147
205
241
6, 9
7. 1
39
25
28
31
37
18
7. 0
7. 1
6. 7
6. 6
6. 7
7.0
23
24
23
24
25
20
6. 9
6. 7
7. 0
6. 9
7, 0
6. 9
7. 0
6. 9
6. 9
7. 2
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
20
14
19
13
10
14
6. 7
6. 8
7.2
7.3
7.4
7,5
1955
1956
1957
1958
20
20
17
14
15
7.2
7.0
46
34
19
21
14
16
19
19
15
17
18
16
20
6. 6
6.4
6.7
7.0
161
168
199
175
193
448
441
217
Z52
124
505
556
352
161
166
175
138
105
117
124
115
297
266
278
290
290
7, 3
134
129
141
99
110
101
139
96
7$
102
235
268
237
174
212
7.3
7.4
144
140
7. 5
137
148
124
104
112
148
268
244
249
296
6. 9
7.0
6.8
6. 9
7. 1
6. 9
7. 2
7. 8
7.4
238
269
273
248
288
304
228
159
.161
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
101
377
335
266
218
364
402
406
468
7.0
6.7
258
272
285
322
336
301
179
6.4
6. 6
122
6. 5
6. 3
6. 9
155
17
13
30
23
20
28
23
1,000
Head
122
130
143
141
121
153
192
187
147
134
19
1,000
Head
EGGS: Number of layers, production, price, and income, Oregon 1879, 1889, 1919, and 1924.1958 1/
Year
Flens and Pullets
Average
On hand
number
January 1
during
year
Thousand
Thousand
Product[on
Rate of lay
per layer Total
during
year
Price
per
Cash
dozen
receipts
Cents
Dollars
1,000
Number Millions
Value of
home
consumption
1,000
Dollars
Gross
income
1,000
Dollars
1879
20
1889
53
1899
93
1909
143
24.6
1,532
1,381
2,913
1919
176
44.4
3,740
2,695
6,435
373
26.9
6,613
1,659
8,272
1924
3,079
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
3, 152
2,676
2,512
2,536
2,495
2,621
141
151
151
155
158
378
380
383
387
413
33.3
28.4
25.6
27.3
31.0
8,380
7,171
6,485
7,030
8,680
1,998
1,728
1,579
1,661
1,886
10, 37&
3,061
3,066
3,201
3,332
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
3,090
3,224
3,185
2,992
2,932
2,537
2,607
2,586
2,287
2,271
149
157
156
156
165
377
409
404
356
375
24.2
17.2
15.0
15.5
17.6
6,030
4,658
3,962
3,513
4,224
1,492
1,132
1,038
1,033
1,217
7,522
5,790
5,000
4,546
5,441
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
2,897
3,111
3,398
3,267
3,099
2,305
2,519
2,764
2,602
2,572
155
158
161
163
164
357
398
446
425
423
22.7
20.1
20.1
21.3
19.0
5,202
5,192
5,930
5,982
5,288
1,494
1,424
1,508
1,509
1,346
6,696
6,616
7,438
7,491
6,634
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
3,438
3,228
3.435
3,737
4,056
2,677
2,691
2,805
3,031
3,060
166
169
171
167
173
444
456
480
506
530
18.0
25.3
31.8
40.8
35.4
5,340
7,801
10,626
14,552
6,600
9,551
12,640
17,068
13, 157
1,260
1,750
2,014
2,516
2,390
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
3,565
3,642
3.184
3,182
3,092
2,868
2,770
2,654
2,756
2,557
173
177
182
173
187
497
491
482
477
479
43.7
45.0
54.5
52.8
15,149
15,450
18,348
19,344
17,688
2,804
2,888
3,452
3,456
3,300.
17,953
18,338
21,800
22,800
20,988
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
3,445
3,607
3,540
3,554
3,456
2,822
2,867
2,888
2,936
3,032
195
199
204
204
204
550
570
588
599
620
45.:.
55.6
50.8
55.7
43.0
18,048
23,398
22,225
24,972
20,067
2,593
2,965
2,625
2,785
2,114
20,633
26,363
24,850
27,757
22,181
1955
1956
1957
1958
3,507
3,571
3,573
3,550
2,940
2,958
2,864
2,805
210
216
218
221
616
640
624
621
47.1
45.0
39.8
41.6
21,744
21,788
18,839
2,394
2,175
1,824
1,768
24, 138
576
19,725
8,899
8,064
8,691
10,566
15,547
23,963
20,663
21,493
1/ Total production is the only data available for 1879, 1889, .nd 1899. Number of hens and pullets on
hand January 1 data are not available prior to 1924. Average number of hens and pullets during the year
and rate of lay data not available prior to 1925.
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 1879, 1889, 1899,
1909, and 1919 data are from the Bureau of Census.
102
TURKEYS: Number raised, production, price and income, Oregon 1929-58
Year
Number
Raised
Thousands
Production
Av. LWe
Total
Wt.
1,000
Pounds
Pounds
Price
Per
Pound
Cash
Receipts
1,000
Cents
Dollars
Value of
Home
Consumption
1,000
Dollars
Gross
Income
1,000
Dollars
1929
660
14.1
9,250
25.1
2,085
173
2,258
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
625
650
750
600
750
14.3
14.5
14.7
14.9
14,2
8,880
9,366
10,981
8,880
10,607
22.3
22.1
14.2
13.0
14.9
1,897
1,977
1,440
140
131
90
2,037
2,108
1,530
1, 151
70
76
i,zai
1,559
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1,166
1,240
1,460
1,762
900
15.4
15.0
15.5
16.3
16,5
13,814
17,430
19,128
23,717
28,974
18.9
16.3
17.0
18,4
15.1
2,328
2,670
3,165
4,175
4,196
93
81
2,421
2,751
3,239
4,256
4,253
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1,709
1,726
1,864
2,255
2,300
17.0
18.2
18,8
18.2
18.4
28,900
31,286
34,855
40,786
42,007
14.6
20.2
28.5
33.1
33.2
4,237
5,654
9,553
12,374
13,892
57
77
113
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
3,105
2,049
1,639
1,508
1,855
18.4
19,4
19.6
19.9
20.1
56,672
39,324
31,889
29,851
36,985
34.7
31,5
34.8
44,4
31.0
19,224
14,043
12,707
12,043
11,309
121
116
102
115
94
19,345
14,159
12,809
12,158
11,403
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1,985
2,223
2,134
1,814
1,633
19,6
19.6
19.4
19.7
18.0
38,494
43,355
41,109
35,558
29,196
27.9
34.1
29.7
29.5
25.0
10,855
14,483
12,659
10,240
7,326
82
87
58
64
54
10,937
14,570
12,717
10,304
7,380
1955
1956
1957
1958
1,535
1,428
1,471
1,603
18.3
19.0
19,3
19.2
27,816
26,828
28,159
27.9
26.8
21.7
22.0
7,638
7,083
6,165
6,657
66
61
59
55
7,704
7,144
6,224
6,712
30, 528
1,483
74
81
57
102
98
SOURCE: Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
103
4,294
5,731
9,666
12,476
13,990