1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ELLIS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 599 622 Land in farms ..................acres.. 699 515 666 893 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 168 1 072 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 322 244 311 201 Average per acre .........dollars.. 279 286 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 039 42 900 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 100 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 164 500 to 999 acres .................... 115 124 1,000 acres or more ................. 179 189 Total cropland .................farms.. 489 530 acres.. 194 709 224 190 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 377 444 acres.. 109 541 114 331 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 58 acres.. 20 377 12 536 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 591 38 732 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 079 62 269 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 773 6 635 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 819 32 097 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 90 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 74 $100,000 or more .................... 65 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 625 34 568 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 179 55 664 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 598 621 $1,000.. 8 428 3 188 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 094 5 134 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 355 378 Other ............................... 244 244 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 298 318 200 days or more ................... 216 205 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 466 495 number.. 53 529 73 253 Beef cows ..................farms.. 393 391 number.. 22 008 21 292 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 43 number.. 1 111 1 124 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 477 500 number.. 40 292 57 698 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 34 number.. 585 825 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 32 number.. 513 1 657 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 19 number.. 1 475 2 179 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 62 number.. 403 1 572 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 26 58 acres.. 3 035 4 765 bushels.. 86 506 152 908 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 263 363 acres.. 77 769 84 752 bushels.. 1 478 349 1 832 723 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 251 276 acres.. 28 164 22 390 tons, dry.. 99 521 52 122 @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. .