1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MUSKOGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 265 1 357 Land in farms ..................acres.. 347 480 371 628 Average size of farm .......acres.. 275 274 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 608 161 732 Average per acre .........dollars.. 620 595 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 204 21 055 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 283 324 50 to 179 acres ..................... 513 529 180 to 499 acres .................... 283 299 500 to 999 acres .................... 80 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 982 1 031 acres.. 166 554 172 300 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 784 764 acres.. 98 525 91 867 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 36 acres.. 6 018 5 088 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 179 30 176 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 391 22 238 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 655 9 990 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 525 20 186 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 384 477 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 231 257 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 250 244 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 221 223 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 42 $100,000 or more .................... 64 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 905 25 285 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 802 18 633 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 265 1 357 $1,000.. 3 975 4 101 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 143 3 022 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 538 509 Other ............................... 727 848 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 766 857 200 days or more ................... 518 629 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 008 1 039 number.. 74 540 62 434 Beef cows ..................farms.. 887 900 number.. 37 103 31 819 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 69 number.. 2 087 2 814 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 980 1 031 number.. 48 284 29 916 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 83 85 number.. 1 140 1 150 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 59 number.. 2 095 1 780 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 31 number.. 1 633 2 288 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 79 125 number.. 1 533 2 907 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 200 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 25 29 acres.. 2 796 2 626 bushels.. 103 585 125 908 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 92 79 acres.. 13 320 9 365 bushels.. 319 657 261 334 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 83 121 acres.. 20 655 24 410 bushels.. 546 926 645 703 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 714 667 acres.. 59 245 52 333 tons, dry.. 106 705 96 011 @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. .