1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHEROKEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 977 1 045 Land in farms ..................acres.. 218 803 230 298 Average size of farm .......acres.. 224 220 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 199 150 778 Average per acre .........dollars.. 671 687 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 104 21 818 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 198 224 50 to 179 acres ..................... 396 459 180 to 499 acres .................... 257 244 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 755 817 acres.. 91 410 80 684 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 503 563 acres.. 28 886 26 578 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 26 acres.. 893 757 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 765 54 095 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 595 51 766 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 961 28 681 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 803 25 415 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 305 396 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 213 186 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 179 175 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 149 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 31 $100,000 or more .................... 58 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 104 48 813 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 410 46 711 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 976 1 045 $1,000.. 23 627 5 201 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 208 4 977 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 405 408 Other ............................... 572 637 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 560 634 200 days or more ................... 399 445 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 806 826 number.. 37 103 39 045 Beef cows ..................farms.. 691 664 number.. 18 666 19 397 Milk cows ..................farms.. 76 88 number.. 2 360 2 523 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 779 801 number.. 17 128 21 806 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 70 number.. 685 863 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 53 number.. 999 3 897 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 21 number.. 337 959 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 75 130 number.. (D) 44 775 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 23 number.. 3 930 352 4 249 500 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 87 bushels.. 0 5 010 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 11 acres.. 87 468 bushels.. 2 050 16 680 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 135 bushels.. (D) 3 852 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 471 519 acres.. 27 097 23 798 tons, dry.. 46 893 41 765 @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. .