1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NOWATA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 695 679 Land in farms ..................acres.. 282 659 231 409 Average size of farm .......acres.. 407 341 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 225 153 869 Average per acre .........dollars.. 456 459 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 416 25 088 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 239 232 180 to 499 acres .................... 189 211 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 533 510 acres.. 96 288 88 398 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 454 430 acres.. 49 060 39 813 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 11 acres.. (D) 68 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 398 15 120 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 982 22 268 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 300 1 389 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 097 13 731 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 153 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 131 113 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 128 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 133 131 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 33 $100,000 or more .................... 39 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 249 13 781 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 060 20 236 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 694 681 $1,000.. 3 613 721 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 206 1 059 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 345 310 Other ............................... 350 369 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 379 389 200 days or more ................... 306 286 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 573 532 number.. 54 599 40 698 Beef cows ..................farms.. 471 442 number.. 17 113 16 052 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 36 number.. 1 019 774 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 560 534 number.. 42 436 28 590 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 43 number.. 1 020 1 758 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 36 number.. 1 709 2 502 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 9 number.. 223 364 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 54 number.. 880 1 747 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 34 64 acres.. 2 266 4 403 bushels.. 104 304 187 441 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 100 45 acres.. 13 174 2 489 bushels.. 336 305 47 084 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 48 79 acres.. 3 318 6 650 bushels.. 78 725 128 826 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 428 385 acres.. 29 112 23 299 tons, dry.. 45 666 34 331 @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. .