1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CRAIG COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 120 1 049 Land in farms ..................acres.. 418 352 447 212 Average size of farm .......acres.. 374 426 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 728 179 450 Average per acre .........dollars.. 659 431 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 505 27 076 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 196 165 50 to 179 acres ..................... 412 363 180 to 499 acres .................... 309 286 500 to 999 acres .................... 108 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 96 Total cropland .................farms.. 911 846 acres.. 166 419 171 205 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 782 707 acres.. 96 829 89 404 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 881 247 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 663 53 990 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 057 51 468 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 206 4 651 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 457 49 339 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 280 213 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 183 175 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 187 177 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 238 241 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 113 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 51 $100,000 or more .................... 77 79 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 727 47 933 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 588 45 694 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 473 546 Other ............................... 647 503 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 695 544 200 days or more ................... 519 399 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 923 877 number.. 106 021 95 580 Beef cows ..................farms.. 802 756 number.. 36 996 37 835 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 30 number.. 882 1 018 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 900 856 number.. 84 846 78 174 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 46 number.. 494 1 214 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 40 number.. 902 2 250 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 30 number.. 395 715 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 42 number.. 937 1 570 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 1 number.. 3 420 005 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 96 111 acres.. 11 182 10 594 bushels.. 637 320 626 987 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 99 133 acres.. 11 301 16 655 bushels.. 399 186 539 487 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 87 102 acres.. 13 036 10 957 bushels.. 335 263 204 922 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 724 635 acres.. 58 547 52 950 tons, dry.. 91 970 77 077 @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.