1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CUSTER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 788 864 Land in farms ..................acres.. 624 729 633 874 Average size of farm .......acres.. 793 734 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 464 687 396 873 Average per acre .........dollars.. 602 563 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 425 58 592 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 183 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 194 211 500 to 999 acres .................... 147 162 1,000 acres or more ................. 183 215 Total cropland .................farms.. 684 730 acres.. 311 741 337 822 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 580 651 acres.. 214 037 244 264 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 43 acres.. 2 808 4 560 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 735 65 227 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 151 75 495 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 381 21 923 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 354 43 304 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 143 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 129 154 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 117 $100,000 or more .................... 152 161 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 027 55 346 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 379 64 058 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 463 530 Other ............................... 325 334 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 418 393 200 days or more ................... 286 258 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 617 632 number.. 102 343 83 894 Beef cows ..................farms.. 468 450 number.. 21 799 21 262 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 16 number.. 683 741 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 624 638 number.. 84 182 74 038 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 48 number.. (D) 3 282 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 46 number.. 604 4 373 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 17 number.. 2 306 2 151 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 63 46 acres.. 6 173 3 987 bushels.. 333 915 244 483 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 468 558 acres.. 179 402 209 695 bushels.. 5 067 209 5 976 606 Cotton .......................farms.. 23 52 acres.. 2 063 5 537 bales.. 1 178 5 077 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 4 acres.. 1 308 (D) bushels.. 41 869 3 726 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 15 13 acres.. 924 1 040 pounds.. 2 546 016 4 061 857 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 340 403 acres.. 25 550 23 593 tons, dry.. 55 043 53 780 @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.