1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 74 214 66 937 Land in farms ..................acres.. 33 218 677 32 143 030 Average size of farm .......acres.. 448 480 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 996 235 359 Average per acre .........dollars.. 610 496 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 936 31 943 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 505 2 832 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 673 9 614 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 681 21 099 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 288 17 234 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 155 8 202 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 912 7 956 Total cropland .................farms.. 58 741 53 197 acres.. 14 843 823 14 520 063 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 44 786 42 015 acres.. 8 462 079 8 272 889 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 710 2 581 acres.. 506 459 512 487 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 146 351 3 562 646 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 870 53 224 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 907 865 778 813 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 238 485 2 783 832 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 476 15 902 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 713 10 189 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 341 11 208 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 869 12 543 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 234 6 493 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 285 4 609 $100,000 or more .................... 6 296 5 993 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 576 456 3 117 869 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 186 46 580 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 33 060 33 279 Other ............................... 41 154 33 658 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 43 859 36 697 200 days or more ................... 31 803 25 827 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 58 023 52 241 number.. 5 321 161 4 736 594 Beef cows ..................farms.. 49 284 44 115 number.. 1 931 805 1 728 273 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 921 2 297 number.. 87 647 90 312 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 56 600 51 240 number.. 4 346 420 3 953 960 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 002 3 415 number.. 1 689 700 260 682 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 082 2 776 number.. 3 943 563 500 299 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 529 1 577 number.. 67 171 103 732 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 293 3 224 number.. 5 059 373 5 051 662 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 632 529 number.. 169 292 948 138 607 293 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 557 2 076 acres.. 417 872 281 244 bushels.. 18 863 920 13 933 273 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 935 16 716 acres.. 4 825 074 5 197 545 bushels.. 141 302 977 138 121 986 Cotton .......................farms.. 849 1 726 acres.. 176 962 296 484 bales.. 190 186 212 041 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 921 1 196 acres.. 323 082 193 302 bushels.. 9 498 068 4 975 025 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 662 908 acres.. 68 340 88 449 pounds.. 163 572 035 203 107 412 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 35 751 32 299 acres.. 2 478 944 2 112 710 tons, dry.. 4 651 859 3 992 843 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.