1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DEWEY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 692 725 Land in farms ..................acres.. 583 098 581 050 Average size of farm .......acres.. 843 801 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 461 295 284 Average per acre .........dollars.. 385 362 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 692 42 302 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 136 180 to 499 acres .................... 215 184 500 to 999 acres .................... 143 157 1,000 acres or more ................. 161 171 Total cropland .................farms.. 574 625 acres.. 199 488 212 039 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 467 533 acres.. 121 561 116 912 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 12 acres.. 1 724 850 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 229 28 134 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 909 38 806 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 530 7 231 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 699 20 903 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 174 178 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 109 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 69 $100,000 or more .................... 62 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 027 23 769 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 947 32 784 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 692 725 $1,000.. 6 116 3 901 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 838 5 381 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 425 438 Other ............................... 267 287 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 326 361 200 days or more ................... 219 232 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 555 586 number.. 63 333 58 267 Beef cows ..................farms.. 479 480 number.. 22 661 23 755 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 20 number.. 369 408 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 559 608 number.. 49 150 44 102 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 40 number.. 1 414 664 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 34 number.. 1 854 1 350 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 23 number.. 337 995 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 56 number.. 1 632 1 949 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 19 35 acres.. 737 966 bushels.. 24 305 33 434 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 384 459 acres.. 104 214 95 046 bushels.. 2 728 063 2 537 188 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 20 acres.. 355 776 bales.. 214 541 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 300 335 acres.. 17 443 21 428 tons, dry.. 30 726 38 980 @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. .