1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 656 1 617 Land in farms ..................acres.. 397 909 387 216 Average size of farm .......acres.. 240 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 189 133 160 Average per acre .........dollars.. 609 542 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 309 18 488 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 237 210 50 to 179 acres ..................... 729 734 180 to 499 acres .................... 466 447 500 to 999 acres .................... 125 128 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 251 1 207 acres.. 162 005 145 474 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 923 868 acres.. 54 075 48 903 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 18 acres.. 66 1 437 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 702 21 137 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 501 13 072 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 801 2 181 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 901 18 956 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 591 630 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 345 322 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 318 301 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 248 230 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 26 $100,000 or more .................... 37 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 184 20 423 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 188 12 630 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 656 1 617 $1,000.. - 280 475 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 169 294 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 650 586 Other ............................... 1 006 1 031 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 021 1 051 200 days or more ................... 791 801 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 350 1 286 number.. 56 762 50 707 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 208 1 133 number.. 29 907 25 329 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 82 number.. 2 810 3 122 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 274 1 272 number.. 28 619 32 056 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 124 101 number.. 3 672 2 317 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 100 82 number.. 4 706 3 142 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 52 number.. 743 949 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 102 160 number.. 1 969 3 245 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 262 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 9 27 acres.. 227 840 bushels.. 12 050 29 512 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 122 126 acres.. 7 072 6 647 bushels.. 155 424 148 619 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 352 bushels.. (D) 7 056 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 11 acres.. 170 493 pounds.. 318 000 957 886 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 849 786 acres.. 45 726 37 393 tons, dry.. 82 512 64 309 @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. .