1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GARVIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 307 1 324 Land in farms ..................acres.. 419 760 404 416 Average size of farm .......acres.. 321 305 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 113 179 906 Average per acre .........dollars.. 557 554 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 971 23 502 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 187 195 50 to 179 acres ..................... 432 457 180 to 499 acres .................... 399 382 500 to 999 acres .................... 156 134 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 965 928 acres.. 177 761 168 022 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 666 611 acres.. 70 635 57 580 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 29 acres.. 1 180 2 534 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 282 27 751 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 699 20 960 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 103 5 812 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 179 21 939 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 357 384 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 247 246 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 245 268 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 244 217 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 65 $100,000 or more .................... 55 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 170 26 591 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 772 20 099 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 308 1 323 $1,000.. 4 361 1 648 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 334 1 245 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 609 564 Other ............................... 698 760 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 735 797 200 days or more ................... 552 564 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 067 1 070 number.. 63 647 62 755 Beef cows ..................farms.. 974 935 number.. 32 709 30 206 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 46 number.. 1 069 1 390 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 055 1 066 number.. 35 781 37 945 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 88 number.. 2 094 2 950 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 72 number.. 5 471 5 163 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 46 number.. 2 536 5 022 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 58 92 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 20 28 acres.. 1 385 1 793 bushels.. 88 880 100 494 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 107 133 acres.. 11 938 9 985 bushels.. 344 789 293 355 Cotton .......................farms.. 9 20 acres.. 1 050 (D) bales.. 591 1 499 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 66 54 acres.. 8 981 5 152 bushels.. 297 592 161 735 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 8 11 acres.. 932 1 094 pounds.. 2 518 389 2 685 699 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 569 482 acres.. 40 234 32 401 tons, dry.. 107 201 77 032 @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. .