1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LE FLORE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 467 1 541 Land in farms ..................acres.. 380 529 365 766 Average size of farm .......acres.. 259 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 522 149 755 Average per acre .........dollars.. 698 622 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 587 17 505 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 283 310 50 to 179 acres ..................... 586 628 180 to 499 acres .................... 375 392 500 to 999 acres .................... 99 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 141 1 206 acres.. 163 242 159 461 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 838 814 acres.. 70 805 66 114 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 24 acres.. 3 164 3 763 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 356 51 793 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 232 33 610 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 436 4 831 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 60 920 46 962 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 407 513 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 278 298 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 282 289 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 233 183 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 57 $100,000 or more .................... 147 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 740 44 613 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 115 28 969 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 466 1 540 $1,000.. 3 290 5 183 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 244 3 365 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 676 621 Other ............................... 791 920 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 824 952 200 days or more ................... 596 681 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 244 1 286 number.. 69 035 67 947 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 109 1 135 number.. 36 818 35 372 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 69 number.. 451 808 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 205 1 264 number.. 35 638 42 275 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 92 number.. 1 413 1 427 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 71 number.. 4 559 3 776 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 25 number.. 498 1 508 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 83 157 number.. 137 711 50 093 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 117 116 number.. 28 852 735 22 571 604 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 9 8 acres.. 1 429 362 bushels.. 59 478 18 494 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 28 acres.. 4 273 2 586 bushels.. 163 640 86 291 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 43 acres.. 13 141 20 126 bushels.. 310 882 494 796 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 808 766 acres.. 49 919 41 192 tons, dry.. 83 454 59 957 @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. .