1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 651 669 Land in farms ..................acres.. 216 268 216 172 Average size of farm .......acres.. 332 323 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 221 185 186 281 Average per acre .........dollars.. 675 599 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 090 17 588 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 170 171 50 to 179 acres ..................... 247 267 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 489 523 acres.. 61 007 64 745 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 379 394 acres.. 31 824 28 781 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 18 acres.. 67 1 224 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 029 13 681 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 695 20 450 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 377 2 635 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 652 11 046 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 233 252 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 123 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 136 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 30 $100,000 or more .................... 23 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 599 12 469 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 497 18 639 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 651 669 $1,000.. 1 081 1 452 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 661 2 170 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 260 250 Other ............................... 391 419 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 394 409 200 days or more ................... 291 311 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 454 492 number.. 32 764 32 879 Beef cows ..................farms.. 371 399 number.. 10 176 12 664 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 21 number.. 133 145 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 429 480 number.. 28 124 24 465 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 26 number.. 1 586 1 991 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 24 number.. 3 778 3 027 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 14 number.. 311 240 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 58 number.. 740 1 547 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 16 18 acres.. 1 715 1 454 bushels.. 115 205 70 208 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 57 41 acres.. 8 373 4 207 bushels.. 228 152 95 324 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 45 acres.. 4 603 5 211 bushels.. 119 803 122 776 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 303 324 acres.. 15 409 15 135 tons, dry.. 27 724 23 934 @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. .