COMMODITY CORNER What did Oklahoma agriculture look like in 1942? Oklahoma agriculture looked very different in 1942 when Oklahoma Farm Bureau got its start. Below, we have highlighted a few samples comparing Oklahoma agriculture today to 75 years ago.
1942
194 acres
46
years
VS
438 average farm size
average age of principal operator
acres
58
harvested cropland
production
acres
17,000%
16,000%
128%
13%
13%
75%
Soybeans
years
8.2
12.8
million acres
TODAY
Wheat
million acres Cotton
175,000
number of farms
78,000
36%
81%
Corn
$1,900
$26
inventory
per acre
per acre land price
79% Cattle
$250 million
10 — Oklahoma Country
$7.1 cash income
billion
Swine
33% Source: USDA NASS