1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 468 521 Land in farms ..................acres.. 405 271 394 472 Average size of farm .......acres.. 866 757 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 349 531 280 687 Average per acre .........dollars.. 436 392 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 699 29 850 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 111 123 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 139 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 110 110 Total cropland .................farms.. 370 413 acres.. 109 685 114 159 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 284 285 acres.. 46 354 45 142 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 398 188 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 020 32 302 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 145 62 001 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 656 4 186 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 364 28 116 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 107 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 60 $100,000 or more .................... 69 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 430 26 034 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 200 49 969 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 468 521 $1,000.. 4 239 3 501 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 057 6 719 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 287 307 Other ............................... 181 214 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 281 200 days or more ................... 154 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 395 439 number.. 64 278 72 135 Beef cows ..................farms.. 317 347 number.. 23 413 23 252 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 8 number.. 57 117 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 400 450 number.. 47 653 58 076 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 12 number.. 418 408 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 12 number.. 771 1 279 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 8 number.. 800 1 775 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 19 number.. 593 387 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 5 acres.. 206 95 bushels.. 14 626 1 866 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 144 187 acres.. 31 080 32 326 bushels.. 873 022 951 733 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 10 acres.. 389 445 bales.. 329 478 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 310 pounds.. (D) 444 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 171 173 acres.. 11 739 9 661 tons, dry.. 21 931 14 514 @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. .