1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HUGHES COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 772 880 Land in farms ..................acres.. 346 572 328 229 Average size of farm .......acres.. 449 373 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 167 140 568 Average per acre .........dollars.. 385 391 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 546 21 719 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 70 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 252 291 180 to 499 acres .................... 246 303 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 112 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 615 678 acres.. 101 384 104 634 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 454 475 acres.. 35 478 33 446 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 75 acres.. 4 605 6 395 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 660 14 710 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 285 16 716 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 674 4 252 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 986 10 458 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 217 225 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 151 190 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 139 185 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 156 162 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 45 $100,000 or more .................... 30 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 461 13 935 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 732 15 836 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 772 880 $1,000.. 1 070 1 578 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 386 1 794 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 337 338 Other ............................... 435 542 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 450 542 200 days or more ................... 303 371 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 643 734 number.. 45 497 43 938 Beef cows ..................farms.. 595 678 number.. 23 487 22 794 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 39 number.. 219 345 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 629 736 number.. 25 353 25 508 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 36 number.. 481 322 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 26 number.. 908 663 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 11 number.. 310 184 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 82 number.. 465 1 179 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 23 acres.. 277 700 bushels.. 9 353 39 485 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 31 acres.. 1 168 1 642 bushels.. 33 675 28 658 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 12 acres.. 166 944 bushels.. 1 823 17 625 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 58 83 acres.. 6 161 7 119 pounds.. 12 120 987 13 490 885 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 419 415 acres.. 26 889 22 869 tons, dry.. 46 460 39 061 @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. .