1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHOCTAW COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 991 833 Land in farms ..................acres.. 337 961 300 829 Average size of farm .......acres.. 341 361 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 160 147 490 Average per acre .........dollars.. 507 415 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 545 21 276 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 337 293 180 to 499 acres .................... 292 259 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 99 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 765 690 acres.. 131 962 124 561 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 582 532 acres.. 52 281 43 320 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 222 48 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 209 22 486 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 429 26 994 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 130 1 717 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 079 20 769 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 256 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 185 154 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 204 189 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 215 176 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 24 $100,000 or more .................... 36 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 867 20 906 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 056 25 097 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 438 417 Other ............................... 553 416 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 605 469 200 days or more ................... 419 334 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 860 728 number.. 67 353 65 170 Beef cows ..................farms.. 774 647 number.. 34 592 30 943 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 31 number.. 216 387 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 851 703 number.. 44 569 38 005 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 28 number.. 341 611 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 18 number.. 893 758 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 5 number.. 152 72 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 28 number.. 1 053 530 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 876 006 1 122 005 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 395 bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 1 839 bushels.. (D) 58 617 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 7 acres.. 5 735 3 045 bushels.. 149 510 88 765 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 561 504 acres.. 42 777 36 060 tons, dry.. 72 635 65 672 @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.