1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARTER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 165 992 Land in farms ..................acres.. 382 391 372 901 Average size of farm .......acres.. 328 376 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 640 180 147 Average per acre .........dollars.. 709 482 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 844 20 271 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 220 178 50 to 179 acres ..................... 415 358 180 to 499 acres .................... 317 254 500 to 999 acres .................... 111 104 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 807 675 acres.. 118 449 109 948 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 498 396 acres.. 31 500 27 226 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 11 acres.. 1 349 975 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 961 19 985 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 850 20 146 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 076 1 727 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 884 18 258 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 393 342 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 239 201 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 244 194 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 162 137 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 28 $100,000 or more .................... 39 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 769 19 140 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 843 19 275 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 391 344 Other ............................... 774 648 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 791 629 200 days or more ................... 598 485 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 978 843 number.. 60 512 53 290 Beef cows ..................farms.. 828 773 number.. 28 744 25 724 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 26 number.. 54 74 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 953 805 number.. 42 148 36 268 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 61 number.. 614 1 162 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 42 number.. 1 014 1 839 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 19 number.. 414 1 358 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 58 55 number.. 2 232 1 261 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 370 bushels.. (D) 7 280 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 22 acres.. 2 167 3 803 bushels.. 68 003 94 425 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 85 bales.. 0 45 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 3 acres.. 221 780 bushels.. 6 329 22 600 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 7 10 acres.. 931 810 pounds.. 2 150 539 1 425 972 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 409 340 acres.. 22 907 18 885 tons, dry.. 37 292 29 988 @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.