1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STEPHENS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 093 1 067 Land in farms ..................acres.. 421 233 435 566 Average size of farm .......acres.. 385 408 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 158 706 166 432 Average per acre .........dollars.. 395 420 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 559 24 916 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 161 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 374 373 180 to 499 acres .................... 310 281 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 95 101 Total cropland .................farms.. 858 824 acres.. 163 009 174 280 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 597 567 acres.. 61 463 55 723 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 33 acres.. 282 1 247 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 579 19 540 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 658 18 313 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 415 3 498 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 164 16 042 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 265 309 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 185 187 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 208 187 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 243 221 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 45 $100,000 or more .................... 43 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 571 17 544 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 906 16 442 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 093 1 067 $1,000.. 2 298 1 703 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 102 1 596 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 548 454 Other ............................... 545 613 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 600 662 200 days or more ................... 451 486 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 923 861 number.. 62 057 64 058 Beef cows ..................farms.. 794 735 number.. 29 395 28 413 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 33 number.. 930 872 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 910 873 number.. 34 115 37 005 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 53 number.. 1 825 1 415 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 49 number.. 3 092 2 192 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 21 number.. 519 788 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 89 number.. 567 1 679 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 14 acres.. 553 1 035 bushels.. 25 647 37 977 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 201 232 acres.. 31 190 25 096 bushels.. 782 674 586 491 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 16 acres.. 1 852 (D) bales.. 1 142 1 095 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 15 24 acres.. 1 757 1 624 pounds.. 3 490 372 3 148 385 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 484 447 acres.. 26 453 27 212 tons, dry.. 49 878 47 718 @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. .