1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ATOKA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 982 942 Land in farms ..................acres.. 375 683 385 861 Average size of farm .......acres.. 383 410 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 227 131 638 Average per acre .........dollars.. 359 314 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 850 16 597 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 127 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 350 330 180 to 499 acres .................... 330 306 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 773 715 acres.. 110 100 96 119 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 597 558 acres.. 36 749 32 049 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 35 acres.. 1 419 1 512 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 725 16 129 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 050 17 122 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 840 1 556 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 885 14 573 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 249 273 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 184 171 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 212 203 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 208 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 28 $100,000 or more .................... 30 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 259 14 380 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 557 15 266 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 982 942 $1,000.. 1 662 1 553 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 693 1 649 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 460 367 Other ............................... 522 575 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 537 582 200 days or more ................... 420 393 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 849 809 number.. 58 092 53 029 Beef cows ..................farms.. 760 712 number.. 28 963 27 127 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 45 number.. 504 506 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 828 796 number.. 33 743 34 490 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 54 number.. 478 796 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 43 number.. 1 016 1 270 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 8 number.. 1 197 834 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 90 number.. (D) 1 664 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 84 bushels.. (D) 1 968 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 6 acres.. 157 (D) bushels.. 3 170 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 32 46 acres.. 2 275 2 910 pounds.. 3 676 183 3 882 412 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 560 531 acres.. 33 575 28 143 tons, dry.. 58 575 45 352 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .