1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHITA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 004 1 089 Land in farms ..................acres.. 577 693 589 015 Average size of farm .......acres.. 575 541 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 315 038 274 619 Average per acre .........dollars.. 542 538 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 705 49 960 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 230 264 180 to 499 acres .................... 232 271 500 to 999 acres .................... 225 247 1,000 acres or more ................. 196 181 Total cropland .................farms.. 898 973 acres.. 402 820 415 961 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 822 909 acres.. 283 857 249 392 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 37 acres.. 5 531 5 359 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 651 54 699 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 374 50 229 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 558 22 790 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 094 31 909 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 125 164 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 205 230 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 159 162 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 133 165 $100,000 or more .................... 195 152 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 794 46 109 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 552 42 380 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 004 1 088 $1,000.. 9 166 8 761 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 129 8 052 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 671 739 Other ............................... 333 350 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 430 509 200 days or more ................... 239 265 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 765 771 number.. 88 734 83 910 Beef cows ..................farms.. 545 528 number.. 20 962 16 841 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 19 number.. 539 530 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 772 786 number.. 80 259 64 595 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 48 number.. 2 115 4 254 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 46 number.. 3 324 6 487 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 21 number.. 1 413 754 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 46 number.. 190 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 44 73 acres.. 2 048 2 321 bushels.. 125 467 125 234 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 715 801 acres.. 221 156 181 076 bushels.. 5 747 779 4 709 864 Cotton .......................farms.. 258 414 acres.. 34 374 43 664 bales.. 22 341 35 714 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 3 acres.. 90 455 bushels.. 2 900 7 060 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 17 15 acres.. 1 156 852 pounds.. 3 572 274 2 286 060 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 506 500 acres.. 29 975 24 285 tons, dry.. 62 624 46 542 @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. .