1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 184 1 284 Land in farms ..................acres.. 299 263 323 339 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 252 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 850 170 253 Average per acre .........dollars.. 611 689 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 544 20 038 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 197 248 50 to 179 acres ..................... 484 518 180 to 499 acres .................... 316 316 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 896 936 acres.. 132 056 121 947 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 620 629 acres.. 48 848 44 033 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 40 acres.. 2 706 2 319 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 780 15 865 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 328 12 356 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 754 3 779 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 026 12 087 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 387 470 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 247 265 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 238 249 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 195 183 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 31 $100,000 or more .................... 28 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 037 14 128 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 545 11 003 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 184 1 284 $1,000.. 106 638 Average per farm..........dollars.. 90 497 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 514 476 Other ............................... 670 808 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 650 792 200 days or more ................... 478 591 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 939 991 number.. 43 204 43 812 Beef cows ..................farms.. 835 894 number.. 23 232 22 729 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 37 number.. 1 201 1 450 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 922 987 number.. 21 209 24 903 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 83 number.. 1 446 2 387 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 59 number.. 2 528 4 355 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 26 number.. 983 382 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 63 124 number.. 1 259 2 551 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 20 27 acres.. 1 023 1 512 bushels.. 42 719 71 056 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 71 73 acres.. 6 703 5 948 bushels.. 150 681 166 216 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 14 acres.. 740 1 119 bushels.. 22 877 23 058 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 26 36 acres.. 2 415 2 546 pounds.. 4 538 982 4 977 330 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 559 542 acres.. 35 404 30 418 tons, dry.. 71 364 57 969 @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. .