1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PAYNE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 115 1 110 Land in farms ..................acres.. 328 976 314 221 Average size of farm .......acres.. 295 283 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 187 719 163 131 Average per acre .........dollars.. 633 588 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 000 22 658 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 180 173 50 to 179 acres ..................... 431 431 180 to 499 acres .................... 274 288 500 to 999 acres .................... 124 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 833 837 acres.. 134 183 119 441 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 668 629 acres.. 66 569 48 197 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 20 acres.. 492 731 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 782 22 358 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 020 20 142 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 460 2 495 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 322 19 863 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 332 366 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 211 222 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 198 208 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 198 159 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 36 $100,000 or more .................... 51 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 261 20 420 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 740 18 413 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 116 1 109 $1,000.. 1 873 1 718 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 679 1 549 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 460 419 Other ............................... 655 691 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 669 718 200 days or more ................... 495 570 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 838 855 number.. 50 872 44 808 Beef cows ..................farms.. 710 698 number.. 19 437 16 542 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 64 number.. 3 489 3 306 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 824 854 number.. 31 177 31 727 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 98 74 number.. 2 936 2 325 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 77 61 number.. 4 271 3 462 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 52 number.. 2 265 2 007 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 82 number.. 1 994 2 555 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 22 32 acres.. 1 632 1 700 bushels.. 84 195 75 397 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 214 216 acres.. 27 013 18 385 bushels.. 606 883 444 253 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 1 acres.. 41 (D) bushels.. 1 295 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 286 262 pounds.. 439 850 395 128 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 574 508 acres.. 38 642 27 327 tons, dry.. 64 828 54 127 @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. .