1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CUSTER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 864 859 Land in farms ..................acres.. 633 874 574 363 Average size of farm .......acres.. 734 669 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 396 873 394 906 Average per acre .........dollars.. 563 561 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 592 60 400 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 154 180 to 499 acres .................... 211 233 500 to 999 acres .................... 162 158 1,000 acres or more ................. 215 203 Total cropland .................farms.. 730 766 acres.. 337 822 328 194 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 651 703 acres.. 244 264 195 621 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 38 acres.. 4 560 3 540 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 227 48 283 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 495 56 208 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 923 14 196 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 304 34 087 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 121 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 114 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 188 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 154 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 117 113 $100,000 or more .................... 161 138 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 346 43 385 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 058 50 447 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 864 860 $1,000.. 7 630 3 367 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 831 3 916 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 530 547 Other ............................... 334 312 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 393 390 200 days or more ................... 258 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 632 615 number.. 83 894 83 037 Beef cows ..................farms.. 450 416 number.. 21 262 16 190 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 22 number.. 741 1 081 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 638 633 number.. 74 038 65 392 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 45 number.. 3 282 2 955 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 45 number.. 4 373 5 246 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 13 number.. 2 151 1 698 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 34 number.. (D) 722 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 46 77 acres.. 3 987 4 881 bushels.. 244 483 260 739 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 558 636 acres.. 209 695 160 300 bushels.. 5 976 606 4 289 749 Cotton .......................farms.. 52 92 acres.. 5 537 6 672 bales.. 5 077 5 997 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 9 acres.. (D) 907 bushels.. 3 726 25 695 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 13 7 acres.. 1 040 307 pounds.. 4 061 857 955 890 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 403 404 acres.. 23 593 23 530 tons, dry.. 53 780 47 458 @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. .