1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COTTON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 540 513 Land in farms ..................acres.. 358 446 347 784 Average size of farm .......acres.. 664 678 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 224 277 163 Average per acre .........dollars.. 440 431 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 073 44 577 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 117 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 145 500 to 999 acres .................... 96 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 120 115 Total cropland .................farms.. 482 464 acres.. 222 581 224 524 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 425 401 acres.. 147 782 116 276 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 9 acres.. 669 444 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 173 26 566 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 875 51 785 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 358 9 928 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 815 16 637 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 57 $100,000 or more .................... 80 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 366 22 687 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 826 44 138 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 540 514 $1,000.. 3 207 2 812 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 939 5 470 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 357 303 Other ............................... 183 210 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 243 285 200 days or more ................... 155 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 420 415 number.. 41 182 46 122 Beef cows ..................farms.. 375 355 number.. 14 228 14 327 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 13 number.. 56 107 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 425 417 number.. 32 919 37 406 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 14 number.. 779 606 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 13 number.. 1 310 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 20 number.. 609 510 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 21 number.. 185 466 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 14 acres.. 655 839 bushels.. 18 076 28 985 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 364 340 acres.. 127 747 90 328 bushels.. 3 809 100 2 132 167 Cotton .......................farms.. 79 136 acres.. 8 312 15 880 bales.. 5 710 10 842 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 230 214 acres.. 13 320 11 179 tons, dry.. 25 038 16 938 @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. .