1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COMANCHE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 937 959 Land in farms ..................acres.. 405 831 374 268 Average size of farm .......acres.. 433 390 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 009 237 948 Average per acre .........dollars.. 547 585 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 480 29 427 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 294 307 180 to 499 acres .................... 256 261 500 to 999 acres .................... 121 131 1,000 acres or more ................. 106 86 Total cropland .................farms.. 769 763 acres.. 202 553 174 525 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 593 569 acres.. 109 941 76 077 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 37 acres.. 859 2 032 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 738 24 162 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 805 25 195 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 610 5 345 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 128 18 817 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 207 227 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 138 160 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 156 173 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 193 197 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 72 $100,000 or more .................... 78 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 748 21 122 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 479 22 025 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 937 959 $1,000.. 5 782 2 950 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 171 3 076 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 484 478 Other ............................... 453 481 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 507 559 200 days or more ................... 347 383 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 715 751 number.. 51 361 51 168 Beef cows ..................farms.. 580 616 number.. 19 805 19 516 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 51 number.. 2 944 3 106 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 710 756 number.. 29 986 32 125 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 49 number.. 1 863 1 118 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 40 number.. 2 078 1 590 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 35 number.. 2 342 1 569 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 60 number.. 534 1 787 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 40 acres.. 802 1 871 bushels.. 28 558 51 169 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 363 289 acres.. 74 114 39 552 bushels.. 2 120 105 857 410 Cotton .......................farms.. 29 64 acres.. 3 899 9 376 bales.. 2 396 5 627 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 13 11 acres.. 861 747 pounds.. 2 483 943 2 071 190 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 404 422 acres.. 31 048 25 274 tons, dry.. 60 109 41 389 @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. .