1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MAYES COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 227 1 258 Land in farms ..................acres.. 277 981 260 252 Average size of farm .......acres.. 227 207 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 679 139 712 Average per acre .........dollars.. 728 700 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 292 18 590 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 283 263 50 to 179 acres ..................... 468 531 180 to 499 acres .................... 293 303 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 997 1 019 acres.. 135 264 126 276 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 786 806 acres.. 72 585 59 175 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 15 acres.. 1 161 326 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 551 22 896 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 454 18 200 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 535 1 671 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 015 21 225 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 357 376 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 225 245 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 239 241 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 183 198 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 57 $100,000 or more .................... 62 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 355 19 124 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 034 15 202 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 227 1 258 $1,000.. 3 016 3 011 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 458 2 394 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 551 537 Other ............................... 676 721 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 706 743 200 days or more ................... 527 547 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 014 1 051 number.. 62 107 61 527 Beef cows ..................farms.. 859 866 number.. 27 959 25 688 Milk cows ..................farms.. 106 131 number.. 5 257 5 281 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 975 1 035 number.. 27 435 29 976 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 70 number.. 3 164 1 789 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 68 60 number.. 4 929 3 570 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 26 number.. 224 479 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 84 130 number.. (D) 75 328 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 4 number.. 604 774 460 011 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 48 57 acres.. 3 495 3 662 bushels.. 222 643 190 922 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 82 42 acres.. 9 796 2 793 bushels.. 330 544 62 324 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 78 87 acres.. 7 170 8 427 bushels.. 174 335 181 958 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 727 759 acres.. 53 084 42 076 tons, dry.. 88 970 64 597 @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. .