1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TILLMAN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 587 662 Land in farms ..................acres.. 480 948 483 518 Average size of farm .......acres.. 819 730 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 350 340 348 893 Average per acre .........dollars.. 448 470 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 391 56 656 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 111 140 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 169 500 to 999 acres .................... 115 138 1,000 acres or more ................. 175 163 Total cropland .................farms.. 513 617 acres.. 337 734 352 812 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 461 587 acres.. 227 295 213 056 Irrigated land .................farms.. 52 70 acres.. 11 742 8 628 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 442 46 248 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 896 69 860 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 729 30 826 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 713 15 422 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 111 $100,000 or more .................... 114 139 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 206 37 131 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 874 56 089 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 588 662 $1,000.. 5 189 8 192 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 825 12 374 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 392 433 Other ............................... 195 229 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 282 316 200 days or more ................... 166 182 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 359 360 number.. 34 163 42 133 Beef cows ..................farms.. 308 295 number.. 12 227 11 821 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 15 number.. 33 77 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 357 368 number.. 26 794 33 951 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 14 number.. 888 1 459 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 11 number.. 966 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 16 number.. 2 124 1 170 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 14 number.. (D) 729 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 215 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 71 48 acres.. 5 743 2 299 bushels.. 271 780 88 736 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 415 512 acres.. 123 550 98 029 bushels.. 3 372 084 2 642 789 Cotton .......................farms.. 317 477 acres.. 82 202 99 276 bales.. 50 877 76 946 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 4 acres.. 252 292 bushels.. 4 290 8 580 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 21 23 acres.. 1 531 976 pounds.. 3 992 284 2 308 853 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 210 250 acres.. 14 193 14 129 tons, dry.. 33 777 27 679 @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. .