1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ELLIS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 622 599 Land in farms ..................acres.. 669 922 699 515 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 077 1 168 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 296 297 322 244 Average per acre .........dollars.. 285 279 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 355 38 039 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 100 180 to 499 acres .................... 167 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 115 1,000 acres or more ................. 193 179 Total cropland .................farms.. 474 489 acres.. 193 836 194 709 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 358 377 acres.. 97 386 109 541 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 49 acres.. 13 376 20 377 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 306 33 591 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 762 56 079 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 647 10 773 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 658 22 819 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 123 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 59 $100,000 or more .................... 63 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 675 24 625 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 633 41 179 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 324 355 Other ............................... 298 244 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 329 298 200 days or more ................... 223 216 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 492 466 number.. 66 280 53 529 Beef cows ..................farms.. 413 393 number.. 23 683 22 008 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 35 number.. 859 1 111 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 496 477 number.. 50 669 40 292 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 24 number.. 533 585 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 12 number.. 641 513 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 14 number.. 912 1 475 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 26 number.. (D) 403 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 31 26 acres.. 3 658 3 035 bushels.. 125 464 86 506 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 229 263 acres.. 70 818 77 769 bushels.. 1 700 707 1 478 349 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 246 251 acres.. 21 554 28 164 tons, dry.. 52 586 99 521 @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.