1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PAWNEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 631 629 Land in farms ..................acres.. 282 211 284 665 Average size of farm .......acres.. 447 453 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 193 557 196 674 Average per acre .........dollars.. 434 436 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 980 21 094 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 174 209 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 449 464 acres.. 83 375 84 106 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 340 346 acres.. 39 501 34 233 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 18 160 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 968 18 124 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 416 28 814 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 500 1 715 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 467 16 409 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 111 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 41 $100,000 or more .................... 39 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 786 16 410 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 042 26 088 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 630 629 $1,000.. 1 596 1 958 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 533 3 113 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 283 288 Other ............................... 348 341 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 368 386 200 days or more ................... 281 274 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 497 493 number.. 40 661 38 497 Beef cows ..................farms.. 388 376 number.. 14 683 13 541 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 17 number.. 119 69 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 491 497 number.. 43 935 34 712 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 32 number.. 820 1 515 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 24 number.. 1 930 2 523 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 37 number.. 1 582 1 405 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 63 number.. 1 726 1 490 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 190 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 11 37 acres.. 593 2 761 bushels.. 31 701 145 739 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 136 142 acres.. 23 134 15 995 bushels.. 589 629 423 730 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 11 acres.. 1 514 1 306 bushels.. 31 712 20 935 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 285 295 acres.. 15 010 14 757 tons, dry.. 27 071 26 248 @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. .