1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PONTOTOC COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 037 1 030 Land in farms ..................acres.. 353 045 363 590 Average size of farm .......acres.. 340 353 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 849 177 105 Average per acre .........dollars.. 512 485 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 663 26 089 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 173 182 50 to 179 acres ..................... 382 351 180 to 499 acres .................... 287 284 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 762 759 acres.. 106 454 103 916 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 576 537 acres.. 31 999 29 758 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 22 acres.. 2 128 3 043 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 598 19 485 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 542 18 917 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 813 746 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 784 18 738 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 313 358 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 199 185 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 186 187 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 206 170 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 27 $100,000 or more .................... 40 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 363 16 180 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 458 15 693 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 037 1 031 $1,000.. 2 779 3 083 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 679 2 990 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 415 375 Other ............................... 622 655 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 612 695 200 days or more ................... 460 470 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 846 795 number.. 71 498 56 237 Beef cows ..................farms.. 749 709 number.. 27 998 25 698 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 33 number.. 1 822 1 833 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 823 791 number.. 44 388 29 614 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 46 number.. 4 054 1 705 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 38 number.. 7 317 2 164 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 19 number.. 1 202 365 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 60 93 number.. 940 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 6 acres.. 390 273 bushels.. 18 187 18 491 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 18 acres.. 595 1 015 bushels.. 14 633 29 587 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 2 acres.. 228 (D) bushels.. 8 430 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 523 478 acres.. 28 519 26 752 tons, dry.. 53 274 48 825 @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. .