1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BEAVER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 736 824 Land in farms ..................acres.. 986 621 1 011 829 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 341 1 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 374 846 379 115 Average per acre .........dollars.. 284 305 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 013 50 672 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 163 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 150 174 1,000 acres or more ................. 291 303 Total cropland .................farms.. 621 711 acres.. 402 241 461 319 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 498 616 acres.. 200 366 231 208 Irrigated land .................farms.. 111 106 acres.. 28 377 22 489 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 79 414 42 887 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 900 52 047 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 161 12 603 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 66 254 30 284 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 116 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 124 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 162 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 132 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 107 115 $100,000 or more .................... 94 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 284 36 646 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 182 44 474 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 735 824 $1,000.. 11 497 6 181 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 642 7 501 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 451 516 Other ............................... 285 308 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 357 392 200 days or more ................... 240 238 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 513 541 number.. 87 766 84 783 Beef cows ..................farms.. 438 431 number.. 27 181 26 025 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 19 number.. 899 1 058 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 517 571 number.. 93 424 58 088 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 44 number.. 4 800 2 084 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 36 number.. 10 066 4 002 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 18 number.. 459 1 912 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 52 number.. (D) 1 148 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 110 169 acres.. 25 156 30 906 bushels.. 1 128 617 1 228 923 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 384 563 acres.. 150 330 178 199 bushels.. 3 552 377 4 196 834 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 261 277 acres.. 24 279 23 022 tons, dry.. 42 887 40 157 @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. .