1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LATIMER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 547 617 Land in farms ..................acres.. 194 253 191 445 Average size of farm .......acres.. 355 310 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 826 145 959 Average per acre .........dollars.. 457 475 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 937 14 073 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 211 246 180 to 499 acres .................... 154 160 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 419 445 acres.. 52 544 50 489 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 326 324 acres.. 18 746 19 107 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 63 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 798 6 394 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 084 10 364 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 325 244 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 474 6 151 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 253 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 120 121 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 114 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 8 $100,000 or more .................... 13 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 562 6 053 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 681 9 810 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 546 617 $1,000.. - 297 - 558 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 543 - 905 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 238 236 Other ............................... 309 381 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 319 377 200 days or more ................... 216 269 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 462 509 number.. 33 007 28 374 Beef cows ..................farms.. 407 464 number.. 16 396 14 949 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 24 number.. 12 96 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 452 500 number.. 17 021 15 203 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 24 number.. 233 155 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 17 number.. 414 145 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 15 number.. 976 241 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 86 number.. 793 2 026 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 315 318 acres.. 18 557 18 725 tons, dry.. 29 428 31 632 @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. .