1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHEROKEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 154 977 Land in farms ..................acres.. 237 558 218 803 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 224 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 185 643 150 199 Average per acre .........dollars.. 951 671 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 469 22 104 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 272 198 50 to 179 acres ..................... 489 396 180 to 499 acres .................... 262 257 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 892 755 acres.. 90 943 91 410 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 662 503 acres.. 34 083 28 886 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 23 acres.. 1 218 893 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 681 77 765 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 916 79 595 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 712 52 961 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 968 24 803 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 421 305 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 216 213 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 189 179 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 176 149 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 36 $100,000 or more .................... 64 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 545 53 104 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 225 54 410 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 450 405 Other ............................... 704 572 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 697 560 200 days or more ................... 495 399 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 939 806 number.. 46 277 37 103 Beef cows ..................farms.. 820 691 number.. 24 727 18 666 Milk cows ..................farms.. 56 76 number.. 2 394 2 360 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 888 779 number.. 23 027 17 128 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 48 number.. 791 685 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 37 number.. 1 557 999 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 18 number.. 171 337 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 79 75 number.. 101 594 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 21 number.. 3 336 028 3 930 352 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 5 acres.. 731 87 bushels.. 19 864 2 050 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 1 acres.. 305 (D) bushels.. 11 660 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 627 471 acres.. 31 390 27 097 tons, dry.. 56 338 46 893 @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.