1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 449 476 Land in farms ..................acres.. 338 529 325 559 Average size of farm .......acres.. 754 684 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 265 391 199 604 Average per acre .........dollars.. 384 326 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 759 30 789 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 107 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 113 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 115 116 Total cropland .................farms.. 386 432 acres.. 178 225 181 197 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 314 374 acres.. 102 875 96 072 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 42 acres.. 5 770 6 179 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 062 17 860 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 227 37 521 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 732 8 101 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 330 9 759 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 41 $100,000 or more .................... 45 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 697 14 106 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 661 29 573 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 450 477 $1,000.. 2 627 2 026 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 838 4 247 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 275 302 Other ............................... 174 174 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 212 231 200 days or more ................... 141 121 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 318 324 number.. 26 700 23 074 Beef cows ..................farms.. 294 293 number.. (D) 11 226 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 11 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 321 329 number.. 16 887 14 501 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 13 number.. 190 159 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 12 number.. 230 236 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 3 263 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 20 number.. 70 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 15 13 acres.. 704 345 bushels.. 34 538 15 084 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 256 328 acres.. 78 837 68 608 bushels.. 2 055 224 1 543 989 Cotton .......................farms.. 84 168 acres.. 12 082 14 723 bales.. 8 390 11 511 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 380 bushels.. (D) 7 800 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 8 4 acres.. 688 75 pounds.. 2 103 366 177 237 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 169 198 acres.. 11 156 11 978 tons, dry.. 25 903 26 966 @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. .