Description:
I. Introduction and Summary p. 1
II. Northwest Oregon: The Goose That Lays the Most Golden Eggs p. 2
A. Oregon’s Best Farm Land p. 2
B. World’s Best Forest Land 2
C. Geese Outside Northwest Oregon p. 3
III. Measure 37 Threatened Oregon’s Best Land the Most p. 4
A. Measure 37 Claims p. 4
B. Measure 37 Farm and Forest Land Subdivisions p. 4
C. Farm Land Subdivision Claims Scattered p. 4
IV. Oregon Voters Prevented Measure 37's Excesses p. 5
A. Counties with Most Claims Heavily Voted “Yes” p. 5
B. Counties with Most Farm Sales Heavily Voted “Yes” p. 5
1. Top Six Farm Counties p. 5
2. Top 15 Farm Counties p. 5
C. Farm Sales Per Acre p. 5
D. Counties With Least Claims Voted “No” p. 6
V. No Urban-Rural Divide on Measure 49 p. 7
A. Rural Counties by Region p. 7
B. Urban is Also Rural p. 7
Final Vote Tally, Measure 37 (2004) p. 8
Measure 37 Claims and Votes by County p. 9
Measure 37 Claims, Oregon by Subdivisions, Partitions, Non-Divisions
Farm and Forest Land, Urban Areas p. 10
Final Vote Tally, Measure 49 (2007) p. 11
Northwest Oregon Population and Land Area 12
Private Farm Land and Forest Land, by Region p. 13
Oregon Farm and Ranch Sales, 2006 p. 14
Oregon Farm and Ranch Sales, 2006, by Region p. 15
Forest Land Acres by Cubic Foot Site Class and Owner Class
by Oregon Region, January 1, 1997 p. 16
Timber Harvests, by Owner Class and Oregon Region, 1994-1999 p. 17
Forest Land by Cubic Foot Site Class and Owner Class, Northwest Oregon p. 18
Measure 37 Claims and Subdivisions, 13 Northwest Oregon Counties p. 19
Measure 49 (2007), Vote by Oregon Region p. 20
Eight Eastern Oregon Counties With Less Than 1% of Measure 37 Claims p. 21
Fourteen Counties That Voted “No” on Measure 49
by Measure 37 Claims and Population p. 22
Fifteen Oregon Counties with Most Farm and Ranch Sales, by Measure 37 Claims,
and Yes and No Votes On Measure 49 (2007) p. 23
Farm Sales Per Acre, by County p. 24
Farm Sales Per Person by County p. 25
Measure 49 Votes (2007), Rural Southwest p. 26
Measure 49 Votes (2007), Rural Northwest p. 27
Eighteen Eastern Oregon Counties, Measure 49 Vote (2007) p. 28
Measure 49 (2007) Vote, Six Urban Counties p. 29
