1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DELAWARE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 144 1 198 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 097 255 230 Average size of farm .......acres.. 212 213 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 783 150 905 Average per acre .........dollars.. 768 711 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 208 19 883 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 221 243 50 to 179 acres ..................... 513 489 180 to 499 acres .................... 279 319 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 929 929 acres.. 119 593 120 862 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 725 721 acres.. 53 816 50 274 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 13 acres.. (D) 276 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 668 60 741 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 395 50 702 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 233 2 050 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 71 436 58 691 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 287 327 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 181 175 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 200 214 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 175 179 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 63 $100,000 or more .................... 156 157 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 305 50 692 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 211 42 314 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 144 1 198 $1,000.. 7 187 6 828 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 282 5 699 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 571 565 Other ............................... 573 633 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 630 686 200 days or more ................... 435 474 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 956 974 number.. 59 856 55 742 Beef cows ..................farms.. 802 803 number.. 28 294 26 786 Milk cows ..................farms.. 90 117 number.. 4 000 4 176 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 911 984 number.. 30 830 30 291 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 81 98 number.. 46 281 29 238 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 80 number.. 85 007 72 875 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 17 number.. 550 377 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 87 137 number.. 778 974 970 875 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 77 95 number.. 26 359 308 16 461 839 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 34 acres.. 1 473 2 138 bushels.. 91 115 129 046 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 27 acres.. 3 685 1 926 bushels.. 120 634 58 325 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 37 acres.. 3 161 4 234 bushels.. 86 470 93 548 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 703 693 acres.. 45 927 40 859 tons, dry.. 87 010 69 630 @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. .