1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CANADIAN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 071 1 085 Land in farms ..................acres.. 499 876 475 227 Average size of farm .......acres.. 467 438 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 368 322 375 064 Average per acre .........dollars.. 793 793 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 943 44 780 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 85 118 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 131 50 to 179 acres ..................... 310 291 180 to 499 acres .................... 231 238 500 to 999 acres .................... 148 169 1,000 acres or more ................. 156 138 Total cropland .................farms.. 912 912 acres.. 318 561 293 375 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 795 778 acres.. 222 652 179 998 Irrigated land .................farms.. 52 49 acres.. 3 864 4 368 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 943 52 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 174 48 540 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 451 12 673 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 492 39 992 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 239 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 140 163 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 198 221 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 159 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 127 110 $100,000 or more .................... 176 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 099 48 814 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 130 44 990 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 072 1 085 $1,000.. 10 313 2 431 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 620 2 241 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 612 597 Other ............................... 459 488 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 535 568 200 days or more ................... 373 392 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 782 780 number.. 95 583 89 201 Beef cows ..................farms.. 545 511 number.. 22 554 18 104 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 43 number.. 2 077 2 237 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 791 772 number.. 80 844 74 158 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 48 number.. 7 148 5 239 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 35 number.. 11 137 9 920 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 38 number.. 4 798 5 159 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 51 number.. (D) 2 152 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 750 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 23 33 acres.. 1 749 1 735 bushels.. 89 828 88 169 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 605 614 acres.. 184 089 137 516 bushels.. 5 268 740 3 733 226 Cotton .......................farms.. 17 49 acres.. 1 191 2 900 bales.. 752 2 494 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 16 acres.. 1 585 761 bushels.. 42 339 17 488 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 6 8 acres.. 417 146 pounds.. 1 325 806 321 300 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 541 523 acres.. 33 830 36 698 tons, dry.. 77 929 80 554 @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. .