1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SEMINOLE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 872 990 Land in farms ..................acres.. 250 958 256 310 Average size of farm .......acres.. 288 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 136 130 048 Average per acre .........dollars.. 450 504 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 330 18 107 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 167 50 to 179 acres ..................... 345 429 180 to 499 acres .................... 255 269 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 664 734 acres.. 94 713 85 841 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 452 480 acres.. 26 354 24 955 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 21 acres.. 466 1 641 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 656 12 792 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 073 12 921 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 568 1 673 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 088 11 119 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 327 400 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 196 224 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 150 196 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 16 $100,000 or more .................... 7 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 747 12 089 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 031 12 199 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 872 991 $1,000.. 754 - 121 Average per farm..........dollars.. 865 - 122 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 343 345 Other ............................... 529 645 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 546 629 200 days or more ................... 392 466 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 726 779 number.. 30 303 35 170 Beef cows ..................farms.. 656 702 number.. 17 009 16 454 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 35 number.. 486 346 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 700 770 number.. 16 122 23 871 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 33 number.. 731 394 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 27 number.. 711 1 302 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 16 number.. 354 534 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 88 number.. 833 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 46 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. 2 578 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 10 acres.. 1 401 1 026 bushels.. 20 169 17 035 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 11 acres.. 686 1 305 pounds.. 1 257 370 2 418 183 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 415 434 acres.. 23 252 21 944 tons, dry.. 33 888 31 389 @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. .