1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COAL COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 586 536 Land in farms ..................acres.. 272 894 264 890 Average size of farm .......acres.. 466 494 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 745 186 505 Average per acre .........dollars.. 457 364 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 853 20 384 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 174 181 500 to 999 acres .................... 109 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 452 420 acres.. 89 607 75 561 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 357 334 acres.. 29 912 26 680 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 254 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 859 13 319 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 477 24 849 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 757 551 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 102 12 768 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 150 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 30 $100,000 or more .................... 23 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 243 12 351 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 671 23 043 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 281 298 Other ............................... 305 238 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 350 287 200 days or more ................... 248 176 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 512 462 number.. 47 993 43 915 Beef cows ..................farms.. 451 411 number.. 22 158 21 451 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 30 number.. 832 867 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 506 458 number.. 33 287 24 193 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 30 number.. 4 066 1 013 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 24 number.. (D) 1 591 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 2 number.. 110 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 31 number.. 848 959 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 18 acres.. 120 669 bushels.. 3 348 24 943 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 8 acres.. 0 1 243 bushels.. 0 46 230 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 264 bales.. (D) 145 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 0 acres.. 426 0 bushels.. 9 850 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 342 315 acres.. 27 337 24 359 tons, dry.. 43 131 40 704 @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.