1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COMANCHE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 030 937 Land in farms ..................acres.. 434 526 405 831 Average size of farm .......acres.. 422 433 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 309 246 228 009 Average per acre .........dollars.. 720 547 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 899 31 480 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 149 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 341 294 180 to 499 acres .................... 242 256 500 to 999 acres .................... 149 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 111 106 Total cropland .................farms.. 809 769 acres.. 194 046 202 553 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 606 593 acres.. 112 154 109 941 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 28 acres.. 1 127 859 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 321 30 738 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 380 32 805 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 307 9 610 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 015 21 128 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 268 207 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 153 138 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 175 156 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 195 193 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 64 $100,000 or more .................... 74 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 994 25 748 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 178 27 479 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 456 484 Other ............................... 574 453 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 618 507 200 days or more ................... 435 347 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 847 715 number.. 63 715 51 361 Beef cows ..................farms.. 717 580 number.. 25 526 19 805 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 53 number.. 2 788 2 944 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 830 710 number.. 35 649 29 986 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 44 number.. 394 1 863 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 37 number.. 488 2 078 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 35 number.. 1 029 2 342 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 32 number.. 986 534 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 15 14 acres.. 1 250 802 bushels.. 31 117 28 558 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 272 363 acres.. 69 793 74 114 bushels.. 1 615 750 2 120 105 Cotton .......................farms.. 13 29 acres.. 4 378 3 899 bales.. 2 472 2 396 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 6 13 acres.. 361 861 pounds.. 834 369 2 483 943 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 476 404 acres.. 37 608 31 048 tons, dry.. 70 157 60 109 @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.