Total population (1990 census): 146387
County seat: Medford
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Wheat | 29 | 1294 | 69722 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 9 | 360 | 22294 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 23 | 934 | 47428 bu | |
| Barley | 16 | 548 | 33475 bu | |
| Oats | 3 | 9 | 399 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 6 | 315 | (X) | |
| Bentgrass Seed | 3 | 149 | 54415 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 665 | 21078 | 53313 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 131 | 3954 | 14526 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 86 | 2189 | 4645 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 463 | 12480 | 29760 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 68 | 1485 | 2251 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 33 | 970 | 6385 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 4 | 247 | 5760 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Bean | 15 | (D) | ||
| Beets | 3 | 1 | ||
| Broccoli | 4 | 1 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 3 | (Z) | ||
| Cantaloupes | 11 | 6 | ||
| Carrots | 3 | 1 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 11 | (D) | ||
| Eggplant | 8 | 3 | ||
| Garlic | 6 | 2 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 5 | 1 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 8 | 8 | ||
| Dry Onions | 6 | 40 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 7 | 1 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 13 | 8 | ||
| Pumpkins | 17 | 20 | ||
| Squash | 16 | 15 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 30 | 283 | ||
| Tomatoes | 30 | 26 | ||
| Watermelons | 5 | 5 | ||
| Sugar Beets for Seed | 4 | (D) | 104744 bu | |
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 60 | 360 | 92047 trees | |
| Apricots | 7 | 10 | 970 trees | |
| Cherries Total | 28 | 27 | 2590 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 27 | 22 | 2097 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 15 | 5 | 493 trees | |
| Grapes | 55 | 400 | 236439 vines | |
| Nectarines | 12 | 14 | 1404 trees | |
| Peaches | 34 | 198 | 39249 trees | |
| Pears | 79 | 9387 | 1864293 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 18 | 15 | 1552 trees | |
| Filberts and Hazelnuts | 4 | (D) | (D) | |
| English Walnuts | 9 | 27 | (D) | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 3 | 1 | 39 trees | |
| Blackberries | 13 | 7 | 6843 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 10 | 11 | 28370 lbs | |
| Boysenberries | 5 | 1 | 4006 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 18 | 5 | 6365 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 13 | 18 | 56275 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 5 | 1 | (X) | |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 95 | 258889 | 178 | 2646 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 58 | (X) | 96 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 45 | 188581 | 24 | 1528 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 28 | 142887 | 10 | 1309 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 17 | - | 11 | 57 |
| Foliage Plants | 4 | 2550 | (D) | 13 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 7 | 43144 | (D) | 148 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 3 | - | (D) | (D) |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 21 | (X) | 55 | 227 |
| Nursery Crops | 27 | 54808 | 39 | 816 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 5 | (D) | (X) | 14 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 7 | - | 58 | 6 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.