1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NOBLE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 704 727 Land in farms ..................acres.. 390 957 388 174 Average size of farm .......acres.. 555 534 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 679 262 612 Average per acre .........dollars.. 499 471 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 693 41 475 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 203 212 180 to 499 acres .................... 186 204 500 to 999 acres .................... 115 123 1,000 acres or more ................. 124 107 Total cropland .................farms.. 594 632 acres.. 221 571 204 687 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 540 554 acres.. 157 007 113 105 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 5 acres.. 191 33 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 126 23 434 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 054 32 233 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 403 6 237 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 723 17 196 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 112 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 138 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 188 162 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 57 $100,000 or more .................... 90 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 170 20 010 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 854 27 524 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 704 727 $1,000.. 1 774 910 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 520 1 252 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 378 396 Other ............................... 326 331 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 392 413 200 days or more ................... 273 291 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 527 553 number.. 49 809 44 397 Beef cows ..................farms.. 423 462 number.. 15 359 14 337 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 17 number.. 452 428 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 527 566 number.. 39 526 35 283 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 47 number.. 2 149 5 855 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 45 number.. 3 828 7 249 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 36 number.. 3 099 2 349 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 40 number.. (D) 883 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 23 37 acres.. 1 585 2 236 bushels.. 89 413 116 279 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 417 419 acres.. 133 165 89 003 bushels.. 3 284 297 2 200 200 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 393 399 acres.. 26 821 24 271 tons, dry.. 48 890 38 856 @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. .