1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARPER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 441 504 Land in farms ..................acres.. 607 180 554 237 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 377 1 100 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 396 378 324 702 Average per acre .........dollars.. 286 286 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 377 49 751 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 68 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 112 1,000 acres or more ................. 166 174 Total cropland .................farms.. 357 418 acres.. 206 919 224 082 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 304 372 acres.. 124 059 123 564 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 40 acres.. 8 416 4 397 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 241 41 790 Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 093 82 916 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 854 6 512 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 81 387 35 278 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 57 $100,000 or more .................... 100 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 84 469 38 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 540 76 350 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 441 504 $1,000.. 3 902 2 704 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 849 5 365 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 280 323 Other ............................... 161 181 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 231 256 200 days or more ................... 144 162 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 360 378 number.. 88 542 78 991 Beef cows ..................farms.. 271 271 number.. 20 713 15 760 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 28 number.. 468 615 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 366 396 number.. 118 523 65 600 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 31 number.. 1 070 1 439 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 31 number.. 1 330 2 162 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 21 number.. 751 1 439 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 35 number.. (D) 769 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 26 acres.. 1 195 1 510 bushels.. 61 834 58 558 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 227 304 acres.. 105 090 101 743 bushels.. 2 167 076 2 461 999 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 204 223 acres.. 19 230 17 669 tons, dry.. 34 477 37 212 @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. .