1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MURRAY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 411 418 Land in farms ..................acres.. 230 832 170 990 Average size of farm .......acres.. 562 409 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 042 194 598 Average per acre .........dollars.. 448 438 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 785 25 858 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 143 124 180 to 499 acres .................... 117 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 278 281 acres.. 50 411 48 207 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 204 204 acres.. 19 716 18 989 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 8 acres.. (D) 637 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 121 14 892 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 522 35 627 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 791 671 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 330 14 222 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 23 $100,000 or more .................... 27 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 731 13 896 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 807 33 243 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 410 418 $1,000.. 1 949 1 749 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 753 4 185 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 210 190 Other ............................... 201 228 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 250 239 200 days or more ................... 174 169 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 355 346 number.. 32 167 26 627 Beef cows ..................farms.. 306 312 number.. 15 948 13 992 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 27 number.. 1 748 1 200 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 348 351 number.. 18 997 14 558 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 21 number.. 429 1 148 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 14 number.. 775 1 413 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 12 number.. 358 734 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 40 number.. 585 493 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 4 acres.. 849 261 bushels.. 38 023 7 888 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 21 acres.. 2 225 1 928 bushels.. 74 180 44 615 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 3 acres.. 937 190 bushels.. 27 355 5 300 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 170 181 acres.. 15 017 15 388 tons, dry.. 26 093 28 301 @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. .