1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WOODWARD COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 746 751 Land in farms ..................acres.. 687 299 684 626 Average size of farm .......acres.. 921 912 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 291 832 285 907 Average per acre .........dollars.. 318 300 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 185 33 857 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 142 180 to 499 acres .................... 164 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 135 144 1,000 acres or more ................. 209 197 Total cropland .................farms.. 602 616 acres.. 211 962 212 996 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 483 528 acres.. 116 450 116 043 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 42 acres.. 5 073 4 432 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 453 27 987 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 843 37 266 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 190 6 981 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 263 21 006 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 117 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 191 181 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 78 $100,000 or more .................... 74 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 506 25 190 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 161 33 542 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 747 751 $1,000.. 4 939 2 899 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 611 3 860 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 405 385 Other ............................... 341 366 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 404 409 200 days or more ................... 264 282 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 593 595 number.. 66 736 64 510 Beef cows ..................farms.. 494 472 number.. 24 675 26 610 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 20 number.. 59 40 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 605 608 number.. 49 120 46 871 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 38 number.. 2 730 1 854 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 38 number.. 2 196 2 884 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 24 number.. 1 546 1 116 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 60 number.. 892 1 166 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 19 30 acres.. 1 009 1 871 bushels.. 32 044 81 472 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 311 376 acres.. 95 072 91 587 bushels.. 2 161 107 2 257 167 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 331 355 acres.. 19 882 20 026 tons, dry.. 37 007 38 534 @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. .