1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOVE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 556 589 Land in farms ..................acres.. 255 538 215 672 Average size of farm .......acres.. 460 366 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 247 800 179 136 Average per acre .........dollars.. 538 479 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 063 23 555 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 187 207 180 to 499 acres .................... 169 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 417 451 acres.. 88 293 84 212 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 312 324 acres.. 30 663 28 433 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 36 acres.. 3 638 3 544 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 259 13 159 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 639 22 341 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 919 3 805 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 340 9 354 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 108 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 33 $100,000 or more .................... 33 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 235 11 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 199 18 867 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 556 589 $1,000.. 2 623 2 582 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 718 4 384 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 260 242 Other ............................... 296 347 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 319 386 200 days or more ................... 234 265 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 485 514 number.. 39 826 33 938 Beef cows ..................farms.. 437 446 number.. 18 663 17 154 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 16 number.. 22 63 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 486 515 number.. 27 148 23 559 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 34 number.. 1 306 609 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 27 number.. 1 202 1 347 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 16 number.. 288 978 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 39 number.. 504 791 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 11 acres.. 234 555 bushels.. 10 292 18 380 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 48 61 acres.. 6 751 5 028 bushels.. 192 749 160 932 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 42 58 acres.. 4 774 5 600 pounds.. 10 086 510 11 519 465 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 266 279 acres.. 15 876 13 780 tons, dry.. 27 208 23 193 @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. .