1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ADAIR COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 090 1 006 Land in farms ..................acres.. 225 322 207 333 Average size of farm .......acres.. 207 206 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 857 150 207 Average per acre .........dollars.. 913 700 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 484 22 689 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 256 214 50 to 179 acres ..................... 451 393 180 to 499 acres .................... 264 291 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 903 841 acres.. 99 857 103 160 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 697 585 acres.. 40 581 32 773 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 30 acres.. 734 1 164 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 320 88 355 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 183 87 828 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 175 1 224 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 73 145 87 131 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 332 260 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 189 171 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 205 168 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 41 $100,000 or more .................... 118 136 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 878 78 729 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 384 78 259 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 476 472 Other ............................... 614 534 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 658 587 200 days or more ................... 469 427 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 952 891 number.. 56 443 51 732 Beef cows ..................farms.. 814 727 number.. 28 171 23 904 Milk cows ..................farms.. 94 109 number.. 4 864 5 800 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 917 857 number.. 31 299 26 705 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 68 number.. (D) 8 416 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 63 number.. (D) 22 738 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 22 number.. 192 613 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 69 92 number.. 934 267 1 658 694 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 48 58 number.. 12 147 732 27 739 248 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. 470 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 154 136 bushels.. 6 720 4 990 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 686 572 acres.. 40 242 32 267 tons, dry.. 90 712 68 726 @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.