1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CIMARRON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 446 458 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 034 980 1 006 430 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 321 2 197 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 456 670 517 319 Average per acre .........dollars.. 201 240 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 771 70 151 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 246 243 Total cropland .................farms.. 359 395 acres.. 387 701 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 305 339 acres.. 191 741 193 656 Irrigated land .................farms.. 123 129 acres.. 50 642 46 840 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 177 403 69 857 Average per farm .........dollars.. 397 764 152 526 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 606 13 347 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 158 796 56 510 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 84 $100,000 or more .................... 121 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 155 875 59 249 Average per farm .........dollars.. 350 281 129 365 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 445 458 $1,000.. 20 745 9 985 Average per farm..........dollars.. 46 619 21 801 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 324 368 Other ............................... 122 90 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 178 172 200 days or more ................... 103 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 311 number.. 118 998 90 756 Beef cows ..................farms.. 184 186 number.. 19 895 20 224 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 14 number.. 27 63 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 273 321 number.. 216 278 110 532 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 17 number.. 467 3 166 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 14 number.. 597 3 426 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 12 number.. 558 1 518 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 24 number.. 339 638 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 194 247 acres.. 72 664 79 606 bushels.. 3 070 470 2 935 375 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 247 300 acres.. 99 084 98 614 bushels.. 2 701 146 2 767 177 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 2 acres.. 102 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 79 100 acres.. 8 837 10 297 tons, dry.. 28 290 19 687 @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. .