1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PITTSBURG COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 372 1 411 Land in farms ..................acres.. 481 244 496 612 Average size of farm .......acres.. 351 352 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 546 148 602 Average per acre .........dollars.. 396 387 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 345 17 923 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 216 231 50 to 179 acres ..................... 488 532 180 to 499 acres .................... 383 372 500 to 999 acres .................... 147 154 1,000 acres or more ................. 98 77 Total cropland .................farms.. 988 1 037 acres.. 135 971 134 191 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 762 767 acres.. 49 404 42 647 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 34 acres.. 770 2 368 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 665 22 059 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 978 15 634 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 579 2 657 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 087 19 402 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 342 392 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 267 269 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 296 309 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 266 273 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 37 $100,000 or more .................... 30 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 850 19 667 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 667 13 938 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 371 1 411 $1,000.. 1 645 1 939 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 200 1 374 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 604 539 Other ............................... 768 872 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 764 848 200 days or more ................... 563 632 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 197 1 179 number.. 78 696 71 847 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 095 1 046 number.. 43 404 38 880 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 56 number.. 422 354 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 187 1 188 number.. 43 347 43 622 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 68 number.. 1 723 1 953 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 51 number.. 2 496 3 048 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 16 number.. 209 681 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 77 130 number.. (D) 19 457 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 9 acres.. 12 223 bushels.. 204 10 240 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 23 acres.. 190 882 bushels.. 3 142 22 024 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 12 acres.. 593 771 bushels.. 13 905 16 645 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 32 49 acres.. 1 920 2 901 pounds.. 2 932 660 5 480 117 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 739 719 acres.. 46 531 37 366 tons, dry.. 74 248 61 144 @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. .