1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MAJOR COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 848 897 Land in farms ..................acres.. 494 277 502 508 Average size of farm .......acres.. 583 560 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 302 888 272 420 Average per acre .........dollars.. 496 462 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 921 41 888 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 216 222 180 to 499 acres .................... 236 248 500 to 999 acres .................... 152 176 1,000 acres or more ................. 146 140 Total cropland .................farms.. 726 781 acres.. 262 346 257 294 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 617 693 acres.. 178 462 147 559 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 58 acres.. 3 644 6 648 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 519 30 375 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 857 33 863 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 366 9 606 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 153 20 769 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 119 156 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 129 150 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 198 186 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 109 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 89 79 $100,000 or more .................... 111 79 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 843 27 099 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 985 30 210 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 848 897 $1,000.. 6 101 1 417 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 194 1 580 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 494 498 Other ............................... 354 399 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 448 475 200 days or more ................... 298 308 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 627 656 number.. 68 898 58 290 Beef cows ..................farms.. 500 488 number.. 19 349 17 586 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 44 number.. 1 174 1 847 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 627 650 number.. 60 401 42 869 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 37 number.. 3 105 1 777 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 32 number.. 4 759 2 817 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 15 number.. 901 452 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 76 number.. 1 066 2 048 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 225 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 16 20 acres.. 872 673 bushels.. 38 483 34 188 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 507 570 acres.. 151 571 121 318 bushels.. 3 654 858 3 168 953 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 3 acres.. 238 (D) bushels.. 4 899 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 370 411 acres.. 22 220 23 504 tons, dry.. 43 436 41 774 @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. .