1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARMON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 332 380 Land in farms ..................acres.. 286 379 284 690 Average size of farm .......acres.. 863 749 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 284 191 251 844 Average per acre .........dollars.. 330 333 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 894 36 614 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 95 100 Total cropland .................farms.. 291 342 acres.. 156 484 180 576 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 225 304 acres.. 88 698 90 718 Irrigated land .................farms.. 93 108 acres.. 20 378 15 511 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 958 20 258 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 115 53 310 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 046 10 073 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 913 10 184 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 40 $100,000 or more .................... 59 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 067 15 529 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 396 40 974 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 332 379 $1,000.. 2 968 3 908 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 940 10 310 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 212 224 Other ............................... 120 156 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 206 200 days or more ................... 97 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 210 271 number.. 26 992 25 540 Beef cows ..................farms.. 162 201 number.. (D) 6 646 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 215 285 number.. 19 077 24 385 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 11 number.. 2 036 1 311 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 9 number.. 3 433 2 545 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 679 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 17 number.. (D) 238 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 16 acres.. 468 624 bushels.. 24 246 22 119 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 183 248 acres.. 58 708 60 089 bushels.. 1 193 368 1 195 082 Cotton .......................farms.. 107 160 acres.. 22 224 21 977 bales.. 22 018 23 439 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 16 2 acres.. 1 176 (D) pounds.. 2 819 212 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 112 146 acres.. 6 942 8 168 tons, dry.. 13 416 14 630 @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. .