1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHOCTAW COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 833 929 Land in farms ..................acres.. 300 829 318 542 Average size of farm .......acres.. 361 343 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 490 150 191 Average per acre .........dollars.. 415 429 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 276 19 046 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 112 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 293 334 180 to 499 acres .................... 259 258 500 to 999 acres .................... 99 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 690 714 acres.. 124 561 120 708 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 532 526 acres.. 43 320 41 765 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. 48 1 033 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 486 21 269 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 994 22 894 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 717 1 575 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 769 19 694 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 266 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 154 175 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 189 167 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 176 199 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 26 $100,000 or more .................... 40 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 906 17 667 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 097 19 018 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 833 929 $1,000.. 853 2 830 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 024 3 046 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 417 421 Other ............................... 416 508 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 469 521 200 days or more ................... 334 371 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 728 813 number.. 65 170 64 692 Beef cows ..................farms.. 647 735 number.. 30 943 33 778 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 34 number.. 387 507 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 703 804 number.. 38 005 44 746 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 52 number.. 611 1 574 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 39 number.. 758 2 212 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 14 number.. 72 2 330 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 85 number.. 530 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 5 number.. 1 122 005 930 000 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 8 acres.. 395 1 034 bushels.. (D) 28 665 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 12 acres.. 1 839 3 633 bushels.. 58 617 105 829 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 11 acres.. 3 045 2 333 bushels.. 88 765 48 845 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 186 pounds.. (D) 342 324 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 504 499 acres.. 36 060 31 978 tons, dry.. 65 672 54 022 @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. .