1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARTER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 992 1 056 Land in farms ..................acres.. 372 901 402 260 Average size of farm .......acres.. 376 381 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 147 174 107 Average per acre .........dollars.. 482 480 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 271 15 728 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 178 211 50 to 179 acres ..................... 358 352 180 to 499 acres .................... 254 268 500 to 999 acres .................... 104 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 675 706 acres.. 109 948 108 677 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 396 404 acres.. 27 226 24 189 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 26 acres.. 975 1 242 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 985 16 637 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 146 15 755 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 727 1 606 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 258 15 031 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 342 390 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 201 219 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 194 185 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 137 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 30 $100,000 or more .................... 29 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 140 13 883 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 275 13 147 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 993 1 056 $1,000.. 350 1 342 Average per farm..........dollars.. 352 1 271 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 344 313 Other ............................... 648 743 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 629 729 200 days or more ................... 485 569 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 843 841 number.. 53 290 59 106 Beef cows ..................farms.. 773 709 number.. 25 724 27 872 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 38 number.. 74 191 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 805 851 number.. 36 268 35 153 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 43 number.. 1 162 504 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 45 number.. 1 839 1 171 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 25 number.. 1 358 2 304 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 107 number.. 1 261 2 197 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 6 acres.. 370 475 bushels.. 7 280 28 662 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 39 acres.. 3 803 3 780 bushels.. 94 425 115 651 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 85 (D) bales.. 45 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. 780 (D) bushels.. 22 600 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 10 12 acres.. 810 1 503 pounds.. 1 425 972 2 999 425 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 340 323 acres.. 18 885 16 385 tons, dry.. 29 988 27 049 @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. .