1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OTTAWA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 898 953 Land in farms ..................acres.. 207 118 215 865 Average size of farm .......acres.. 231 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 974 142 043 Average per acre .........dollars.. 666 637 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 937 23 490 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 221 244 50 to 179 acres ..................... 328 346 180 to 499 acres .................... 221 196 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 733 760 acres.. 134 639 128 571 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 602 614 acres.. 85 529 71 852 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 6 acres.. 56 43 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 337 31 151 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 146 32 687 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 280 13 972 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 057 17 178 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 238 292 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 147 153 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 169 169 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 178 162 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 47 $100,000 or more .................... 61 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 460 26 085 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 374 27 371 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 898 953 $1,000.. 6 958 4 198 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 748 4 405 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 424 417 Other ............................... 474 536 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 498 555 200 days or more ................... 377 414 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 695 751 number.. 40 424 44 535 Beef cows ..................farms.. 600 631 number.. 20 693 22 617 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 40 number.. 2 161 1 994 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 672 731 number.. 19 757 23 739 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 66 84 number.. 1 464 3 680 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 61 number.. 8 086 8 645 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 19 number.. 328 395 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 59 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 5 number.. 4 334 225 1 631 475 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 80 95 acres.. 10 270 10 931 bushels.. 850 718 754 362 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 135 59 acres.. 22 491 3 928 bushels.. 845 660 118 851 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 107 171 acres.. 19 487 27 053 bushels.. 470 616 657 707 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 509 517 acres.. 34 260 31 063 tons, dry.. 54 287 50 602 @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. .