1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GARFIELD COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 152 1 182 Land in farms ..................acres.. 662 121 633 271 Average size of farm .......acres.. 575 536 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 367 163 302 017 Average per acre .........dollars.. 664 602 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 477 44 296 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 261 277 180 to 499 acres .................... 277 336 500 to 999 acres .................... 245 231 1,000 acres or more ................. 205 186 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 043 1 094 acres.. 501 143 466 678 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 958 1 035 acres.. 378 510 307 008 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 21 acres.. 790 429 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 062 57 376 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 894 48 541 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 444 20 473 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 618 36 903 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 123 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 168 165 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 231 315 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 171 194 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 167 106 $100,000 or more .................... 184 155 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 181 47 336 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 317 40 013 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 152 1 183 $1,000.. 7 629 5 836 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 622 4 933 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 700 758 Other ............................... 452 424 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 540 539 200 days or more ................... 345 338 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 835 828 number.. 98 547 90 473 Beef cows ..................farms.. 596 599 number.. 20 180 18 566 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 21 number.. 753 956 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 832 847 number.. 83 666 78 398 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 29 number.. 4 991 1 987 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 24 number.. 7 615 5 328 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 55 number.. 7 182 7 768 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 59 number.. 1 391 1 385 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 11 acres.. 587 752 bushels.. 23 256 32 643 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 877 965 acres.. 354 258 279 720 bushels.. 9 058 961 8 008 577 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 1 369 bushels.. (D) 35 992 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 529 580 acres.. 26 014 28 978 tons, dry.. 46 670 49 875 @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. .