1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COTTON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 512 540 Land in farms ..................acres.. 350 016 358 446 Average size of farm .......acres.. 684 664 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 176 287 224 Average per acre .........dollars.. 485 440 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 443 54 073 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 134 128 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 159 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 96 1,000 acres or more ................. 110 120 Total cropland .................farms.. 442 482 acres.. 193 561 222 581 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 368 425 acres.. 124 963 147 782 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 5 acres.. 409 669 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 399 30 173 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 092 55 875 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 742 13 358 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 657 16 815 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 131 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 56 $100,000 or more .................... 71 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 205 26 366 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 136 48 826 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 280 357 Other ............................... 232 183 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 272 243 200 days or more ................... 165 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 415 420 number.. 69 988 41 182 Beef cows ..................farms.. 349 375 number.. 16 590 14 228 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. 5 56 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 420 425 number.. 52 540 32 919 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 22 number.. 238 779 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 17 number.. 811 1 310 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 5 number.. 189 609 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 18 number.. (D) 185 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 5 acres.. 844 655 bushels.. 16 668 18 076 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 293 364 acres.. 107 955 127 747 bushels.. 2 698 574 3 809 100 Cotton .......................farms.. 17 79 acres.. 1 839 8 312 bales.. 1 429 5 710 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 0 acres.. 942 0 bushels.. 15 240 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 212 230 acres.. 16 315 13 320 tons, dry.. 28 473 25 038 @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.