1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SEQUOYAH COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 913 976 Land in farms ..................acres.. 215 222 206 393 Average size of farm .......acres.. 236 211 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 121 124 567 Average per acre .........dollars.. 639 625 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 541 13 946 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 207 244 50 to 179 acres ..................... 369 385 180 to 499 acres .................... 210 204 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 702 751 acres.. 97 498 83 790 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 539 508 acres.. 43 489 37 438 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 18 acres.. 486 910 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 422 10 649 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 510 10 911 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 475 2 780 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 947 7 869 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 332 401 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 176 187 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 160 158 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 19 $100,000 or more .................... 23 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 896 9 448 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 934 9 671 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 913 977 $1,000.. 306 766 Average per farm..........dollars.. 335 784 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 346 337 Other ............................... 567 639 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 568 641 200 days or more ................... 419 462 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 747 743 number.. 36 471 29 454 Beef cows ..................farms.. 659 652 number.. 20 040 16 730 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 34 number.. 213 128 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 717 723 number.. 17 609 18 332 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 41 number.. 667 564 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 29 number.. 960 1 126 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 13 number.. 697 1 466 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 62 91 number.. 48 245 34 257 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 9 acres.. 3 663 670 bushels.. 90 612 25 950 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 40 acres.. 7 931 10 839 bushels.. 186 401 306 805 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 510 468 acres.. 30 463 23 037 tons, dry.. 47 719 32 644 @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. .