1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CIMARRON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 481 446 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 077 004 1 034 980 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 239 2 321 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 705 351 456 670 Average per acre .........dollars.. 320 201 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 473 76 771 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 60 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 237 246 Total cropland .................farms.. 374 359 acres.. 454 275 387 701 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 262 305 acres.. 234 200 191 741 Irrigated land .................farms.. 132 123 acres.. 68 941 50 642 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 180 548 177 403 Average per farm .........dollars.. 375 359 397 764 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 415 18 606 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 150 133 158 796 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 61 $100,000 or more .................... 142 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 165 952 155 875 Average per farm .........dollars.. 345 015 350 281 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 320 324 Other ............................... 161 122 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 208 178 200 days or more ................... 111 103 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 259 270 number.. 135 636 118 998 Beef cows ..................farms.. 188 184 number.. (D) 19 895 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. (D) 27 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 268 273 number.. 216 705 216 278 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 14 number.. 247 467 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 15 number.. 480 597 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 8 number.. 192 558 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 13 number.. (D) 339 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 184 194 acres.. 82 060 72 664 bushels.. 2 858 662 3 070 470 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 217 247 acres.. 117 559 99 084 bushels.. 3 875 450 2 701 146 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 102 bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 64 79 acres.. 7 065 8 837 tons, dry.. 23 353 28 290 @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.