1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARSHALL COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 349 398 Land in farms ..................acres.. 162 690 172 917 Average size of farm .......acres.. 466 434 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 305 136 175 927 Average per acre .........dollars.. 665 405 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 085 23 203 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 103 129 180 to 499 acres .................... 117 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 263 280 acres.. 48 900 42 448 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 188 202 acres.. 18 638 16 004 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 29 acres.. 1 216 2 638 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 530 8 187 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 308 20 572 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 625 2 049 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 905 6 138 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 16 $100,000 or more .................... 18 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 691 7 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 903 18 409 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 349 398 $1,000.. 1 109 1 024 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 177 2 572 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 156 147 Other ............................... 193 251 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 192 247 200 days or more ................... 116 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 283 312 number.. 20 063 20 009 Beef cows ..................farms.. 267 280 number.. 10 927 10 355 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 13 number.. 4 35 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 274 320 number.. 13 503 14 380 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 37 number.. 423 2 156 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 32 number.. 1 266 2 943 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 20 number.. (D) 454 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 46 number.. 313 967 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 7 acres.. 633 431 bushels.. 26 671 14 914 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 22 acres.. 1 649 1 877 bushels.. 43 616 54 266 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 28 35 acres.. 3 561 3 119 pounds.. 6 645 468 5 329 136 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 163 163 acres.. 9 475 7 308 tons, dry.. 15 702 12 321 @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. .