1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BECKHAM COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 732 815 Land in farms ..................acres.. 493 631 495 415 Average size of farm .......acres.. 674 608 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 207 210 264 Average per acre .........dollars.. 400 338 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 188 32 106 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 195 180 to 499 acres .................... 195 241 500 to 999 acres .................... 117 140 1,000 acres or more ................. 150 137 Total cropland .................farms.. 624 700 acres.. 228 716 237 436 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 466 572 acres.. 121 257 117 292 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 31 acres.. 2 464 3 200 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 780 25 654 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 219 31 477 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 664 10 038 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 116 15 615 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 158 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 124 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 211 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 80 $100,000 or more .................... 66 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 620 20 648 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 536 25 335 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 732 815 $1,000.. 4 193 4 080 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 728 5 006 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 416 468 Other ............................... 316 347 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 372 437 200 days or more ................... 234 271 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 558 596 number.. 45 931 41 843 Beef cows ..................farms.. 481 495 number.. 20 700 18 368 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 28 number.. 968 837 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 558 607 number.. 29 359 30 177 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 42 number.. 974 1 197 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 38 number.. 1 614 1 830 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 25 number.. 273 892 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 41 number.. (D) 765 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 23 40 acres.. 1 833 2 603 bushels.. 52 725 103 099 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 311 402 acres.. 78 110 67 416 bushels.. 1 914 101 1 578 161 Cotton .......................farms.. 112 239 acres.. 19 813 25 743 bales.. 10 910 19 873 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 8 6 acres.. 529 288 pounds.. 1 454 600 621 361 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 331 352 acres.. 22 211 21 503 tons, dry.. 41 080 39 139 @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. .