1962 SUPPLEMENT to
Atlas of Oregon Agriculture
Prepared by RICHARD M. HIGHSMITH, JR.
Department of Natural Resources
Oregon State University
Used in conjunction with the 1958 edition of the Atlas of Oregon Agriculture, the information contained in this SUPPLEMENT provides current data on land devoted to farming and
related activities, livestock and poultry populations, crop acreages, etc. The figures presented
are the latest available, being based for the most part on the 1959 Census of Agriculture, the
1958 Census of Business, and 1960 Census of Population. Page number given with each item
refers to the 1958 edition of the Atlas of Oregon Agriculture.
FARMLANDS AND FARMS, 1959*
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Farm land
Counties
Coast
Clatsop
Columbia
Coos
Curry
Lincoln
Tillamook
Willamette
Valley
Benton
Clackamas
Lane
Linn
Marion
Multnomah
Polk
Washington
Yamhill
Southern.Oregon
Douglas
Jackson
Josephine
Columbia Basin
Gilliam
Hood River
Morrow
Sherman .. .. _.
Umatilla
Wasco
Wheeler
Blue Mountains
Baker
Malheur
Union
Wallowa
Central Oregon
Crook
Deschutes
Grant
Harney
Jefferson
Klamath
Lake
Area
Acres
Land in
farms
Acres
Farm
Cropland
Acres
woodland
Acres
used only
for pasture'
Acres
Irrigated
lands
Number
of farms
Acres
457
524,800
413,440
1,031,040
1,038,080
630,400
713,600
55,082
104,090
254,460
118,219
77,707
68,467
18,673
41,041
48,594
11,128
16,600
31,541
29,565
44,479
123,786
47,819
44,506
25,775
3,340
10,828
67,933
52,562
8,872
6,055
940
4,673
7,419
1,554
1,077
6,575
427,520
1,207,680
2,918,400
1,464,320
750,720
271,360
472,960
458,240
453,760
205,340
319,048
365,310
490,060
351,397
89,379
232,683
211,108
260,673
93,985
143,182
150,488
268,295
245,828
44,062
138,830
130,511
146,335
80,104
101,289
149,878
99,080
68,114
22,841
67,946
53,922
83,366
22,573
58,186
45,955
99,353
17,685
15,380
13,883
11,726
18,865
9,716
11,064
22,469
23,478
44,861
10,212
9,485
15,169
13,497
3,239,040
1,802,240
1,040,000
505,501
627,051
76,878
107,424
86,726
26,562
217,902
399,803
39,275
163,088
112,234
4,804
11,939
51,806
18,376
1,811
774,400
338,560
1,317,760
529,280
2,062,080
1,524,480
1,092,480
772,437
36,683
1,109,903
521,700
1,499,226
1,370,488
790,282
279,226
20.344
378,347
299,882
659,035
275,610
37,107
51,974
10,237
99,013
1,270
149,917
103,844
98,664
435,221
1,911
607,041
212,121
648,965
978,230
647,635
3,297
18,424
14,019
1,505
56,320
16,840
6,972
196
782
1,959,680
6,316,800
1,300,480
2,033,920
885,841
1,523,214
527,355
728,917
163562
246,599
177,248
115,860
89,249
10,989
163,533
181,021
620,485
1,230,515
174,324
423,906
119,863
210,838
27,073
42,559
757
1,993
1,907,200
1,937,280
2,900,480
6,483,840
1,148,160
3,822,080
5,292,160
1,142,600
357,900
1,152,840
1,535,096
639,006
1,172,577
1,057,780
76,324
64,862
75,107
206,145
95,319
300,799
158,963
249,855
126,580
227,330
13,425
31,531
439,089
134,396
804,175
152,507
843,787
1,304,088
497,170
415,532
751,010
40,299
44,161
41,458
84,156
53,176
231,512
107,502
319
795
292
445
1,089
334
21,236,298
5,380,144
3,881,367
11,481,945
1,384,284
42,573
61,598,720
State total
*1959 Census of Agriculture
'Does not include cropland used only for pasture.
1,060
1,059
273
504
741
895
4,267
3,004
2,539
3,788
1,104
1,363
2,785
2,094
1,908
931
386
247
1,741
669
141
873
600
331
STATE TRENDS: U. S. Census of Agriculture
Item and unit
Page
17
Croplands, in acres
Irrigated lands, in acres
18
Land used only for pasture, in acres
Total woodland on farms, in acres
22
Average value of land and buildings
Per farm
Per acre
23
Milk cows
Beef cows
All cattle and calves
1954
1959
1945
1950
(Oct.-Nov.)
(Oct.-Nov.)
4,909,101
1,129,059
5,537,147
1,306,810
5,249,888
1,490,366
5,380,144
1,384,284
11,085,754
3,262,193
9,664,984
4,568,622
10,607,429
4,637,964
11,481,945
3,881,367
$11,054.00
$35.32
$19,918.00
$62.83
$27,803.00
$76.17
$41,146.00
$92.97
1,101,021
203,817
329,405
1,099,124
196,589
487,260
1,490,155
152,226
469,033
1,354,205
not available
not available
24
Sheep and lambs
Hogs and pigs
1,032,040
194,116
913,435
157,237
860,650
135,913
886,525
197,593
25
Chickens, 4 months old and over
Turkeys, number raised
3,500,735
2,214,138
2,842,740
1,790,413
3,265,833
1,501,596
2,860,025
1,370,714
26
Winter wheat, in acres
Spring wheat, in acres
Barley, in acres
723,632
184,044
220,541
750,105
283,196
248,015
702,627
154,325
494,381
696,539
84,905
501,905
27
Oats, in acres
Corn, in acres
238,287
34,456
214,533
25,310
241,729
27,586
147,365
51,798
28
Alfalfa, in acres
All land from which hay was cut, in acres
258,111
1,147,652
214,058
962,019
287,099
1,003,419
307,398
931,722
29
Wild hay, in acres
Grass silage, in acres
277,130
not available
289,756
11,249
276,952
36,444
237,935
34,441
All field seed crops, in acres
not available
311,809
36,229
288,367
36,735
334,770
34,189
15,713
14,283
18,347
10,301
20,567
15,274
90,280
52,632
48,973
91,144
51,046
19,353
95,490
51,240
8,346
106,500
57,093
15,584
7,504
4,816
14,507
6,441
15,966
9,304
18,886
11,085
13,596
14,085
10,139
13,654
15,088
30
Irish potatoes, in acres
31
Sugar beets, in acres
Peppermint, in acres .
32
Vegetables harvested for sale, in acres
Green peas, in acres
Dry peas (not included in total vegetables) in acres
33
Sweet corn, in acres
Snap beans, in acres
34
Strawberries, in acres
Cane and bramble. berries, in acres
35
Fruit and nut trees, in acres
Pears, number of trees
36
Apples, number of trees
Cherries, number of trees
37
Plums and prunes, number of trees
Filberts, number of trees
English walnuts, number of trees
43,296
13,332
not available
4,955
not available
not available
132,917
1,347,510
130,506
1,417,126
105,882
1,375,991
99,338
1,492,392
901,610
811,956
797,733
998,664
612,343
685,990
641,535
825,278
3,099,191
1,843,770
557,413
2,300,075
2,144,020
533,692
1,413,293
1,533,044
396,127
1,281,189
1,395,433
372,856
For the censuses of 1945 and 1950 data refer to the year preceding the census, with the exception of livestock and tree numbers which are as of
Jan. 1, 1945 and April 1, 1950. 1959 data tend to understate increases and overstate decreases as some farms included in earlier years were excluded by
Census definition in 1959. For definition, see page 4 of this supplement.
FARMS BY TYPE, TENURE, AND SIZE
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Farms by Number and Size
Farms by Tenure of Operator, 1954, 1959
Category
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
Cash tenants
Share-Cash
Other
TOTALS
Average
Number
Year
Number
Acres
1959'
1954
41,523
8,134
307
4,477
1,505
396
2,576
31,360
7,900
257
3,056
1,095
346
54,441
42,573
1,615
269.7
252.7
50,206
55,911
55,153
64,826
61,829
63,125
59,827
54,441
42,573
1920
1925
1930
1935
1940
1945
1950
1954
1959'
300.1
267.8
290.9
312.9
339.8
386.6
498.8
See change in farm definition.
I See change in farm definition.
Farms by Type of Farm, 1954, 1959
Number'
Type
1954
1959
5,104
4,102
1,002
1,053
4,726
5,686
2,582
3,320
2,522
798
852
2,744
3,439
1,436
6,087
5,058
2,857
309
6,176
3,490
Field-Crop farms other than vegetable,
fruit and nut
Cash-grain
Other field-crop
Vegetable farms
Fruit-and-nut farms
Dairy
Poultry farms
Livestock farms, other than dairy and
poultry
General farms :
Primarily crop
Primarily livestock
Crop and livestock
Miscellaneous and unclassified farms
TOTALS
1,892
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
24,146
21,099
54,442
42,556
I Estimated, based on sample. N. A.-Not available.
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POPULATION
Population by Age Group
The 1960 federal Census of Population lists the
total population for the state of Oregon at 1,768,675
Age group
with 668,565 classified as rural and 1,100,110 as urban.
As the total population increased 16.3% between
1950 and 1960, the urban population increased nearly
35% and the rural population actually decreased 5%.
The percentage of urban population now stands at 62%
as compared with 54% in 1950.
The rate of increase 1950 to 1960 was somewhat
less than the national average of 18.5% and consider-
ably less than Oregon's 39.6% during the 1940-50
decade.
Under 5 years
5- 9 years
10-19 years
20-29 years
30-39 years
40-49 years
50-59 years
60-69 years
Over 70
TOTAL
Under 18
18-64
65 and over
1950
163,915
131,596
204,878
222,776
234,161
198,803
163,961
122,685
78,566
1,521,341
30.4%
60.9%
8.7%
1960
185,403
189,333
302,083
192,409
226,151
230,292
188,919
139,915
114,170
1,768,675
35.7%
54.1%
10.2%
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1958 RETAIL SALES BY TRADE CLASSIFICATION*
Number of
Trade classification
establishments
Food stores
Eating, drinking places
General merchandise
Apparel accessories stores
Furniture, home furnishing, appliance dealers
Automotive groups
Gasoline service stations
Lumber, building materials, hardware, farm equipment dealers
Drug stores, proprietary stores
Other retail stores
Non-store retailers
3,056
3,712
708
900
944
1,185
2,579
1,263
552
2,439
718
Retail sales in
thousands of dollars
$537,303
150,258
227,332
91,222
92,743
390,565
167,743
152,507
65,601
210,038
51,772
* Source : 1958 Census of Business
A NEW FARM DEFINITION
1959 Farm Definition
normally be expected to produce agricultural
For the 1959 Census of Agriculture, places
of less than 10 acres were counted as farms
if estimated sales of agricultural commodities
for the year amounted for at least $250. Places
of 10 or more acres were counted as farms
if the estimated sales of agricultural commodities for the year amounted to at least $50.
Places having less than $50 or $250 minimum
estimated sales were also counted if they could
commodities in sufficient quantities to meet the
requirements of the definition. The term
"place" was defined to include all land on
which agricultural operations were conducted
at any time in 1959 under the control of super-
vision of one person or partnership.
The change in definition accounted for
5,326 farms of total decline 1954 to 1959
(pages 19 and 43).
This 1962 SUPPLEMENT to the Atlas of Oregon Agriculture is published by Oregon State University Press. Additional copies may be obtained for 25¢ at the Press office, 10 Commerce Hall, Oregon State
University. Copies of the complete 1958 Atlas with this SUPPLEMENT inserted are available at $1.00 a copy.
(c) 1962 Oregon State University Press.