1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 848 986 Land in farms ..................acres.. 156 748 153 656 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 827 158 387 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 110 977 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 544 18 078 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 125 166 10 to 49 acres ...................... 216 247 50 to 179 acres ..................... 306 366 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 536 667 acres.. 66 442 68 261 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 372 420 acres.. 34 885 30 519 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 52 acres.. 436 1 280 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 867 11 766 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 815 11 933 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 198 5 665 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 670 6 100 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 355 450 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 156 192 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 140 146 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 123 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 18 $100,000 or more .................... 21 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 742 11 462 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 637 11 625 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 850 986 $1,000.. 560 1 087 Average per farm..........dollars.. 659 1 103 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 315 356 Other ............................... 533 630 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 503 639 200 days or more ................... 364 467 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 515 584 number.. 19 041 20 363 Beef cows ..................farms.. 442 498 number.. 10 215 10 145 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 31 number.. 468 280 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 481 569 number.. 9 058 11 524 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 49 number.. 911 1 367 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 42 number.. 1 672 2 185 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 42 number.. 898 909 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 93 number.. 1 264 2 047 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 140 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 15 29 acres.. 796 1 065 bushels.. 22 968 44 191 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 114 123 acres.. 16 518 8 983 bushels.. 385 992 215 695 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 16 acres.. 245 529 bushels.. 8 619 11 755 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 271 207 pounds.. 495 850 359 600 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 273 300 acres.. 15 305 18 423 tons, dry.. 30 761 31 887 @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. .