1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CREEK COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 475 1 123 Land in farms ..................acres.. 351 400 336 285 Average size of farm .......acres.. 238 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 771 151 069 Average per acre .........dollars.. 724 494 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 159 16 401 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 404 265 50 to 179 acres ..................... 513 382 180 to 499 acres .................... 325 285 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 075 808 acres.. 122 406 105 110 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 725 565 acres.. 40 565 33 434 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 19 acres.. 217 430 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 592 12 360 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 893 11 006 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 129 1 692 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 463 10 668 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 648 460 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 307 225 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 234 210 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 188 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 28 $100,000 or more .................... 16 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 276 12 249 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 679 10 907 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 452 365 Other ............................... 1 023 758 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 016 750 200 days or more ................... 792 583 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 139 845 number.. 45 581 38 425 Beef cows ..................farms.. 986 753 number.. 24 301 19 906 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 42 number.. 853 1 120 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 061 793 number.. 22 834 17 549 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 115 118 number.. 3 010 3 047 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 80 104 number.. 4 265 4 165 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 46 number.. 1 222 954 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 147 114 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 342 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 3 acres.. 599 207 bushels.. 24 652 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 24 acres.. 1 272 2 436 bushels.. 36 500 59 987 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 15 acres.. 1 829 1 292 bushels.. 42 915 31 055 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 48 44 pounds.. 50 022 81 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 672 507 acres.. 35 685 28 282 tons, dry.. 49 983 44 071 @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.