1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GARFIELD COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 069 1 152 Land in farms ..................acres.. 614 690 662 121 Average size of farm .......acres.. 575 575 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 383 917 367 163 Average per acre .........dollars.. 693 664 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 259 54 477 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 290 261 180 to 499 acres .................... 258 277 500 to 999 acres .................... 182 245 1,000 acres or more ................. 195 205 Total cropland .................farms.. 953 1 043 acres.. 459 058 501 143 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 863 958 acres.. 369 181 378 510 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 17 acres.. 388 790 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 977 77 062 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 621 66 894 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 585 27 444 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 392 49 618 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 152 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 168 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 222 231 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 139 171 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 147 167 $100,000 or more .................... 203 184 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 692 67 181 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 525 58 317 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 589 700 Other ............................... 480 452 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 565 540 200 days or more ................... 361 345 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 735 835 number.. 100 245 98 547 Beef cows ..................farms.. 556 596 number.. 21 065 20 180 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 15 number.. 849 753 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 737 832 number.. 80 862 83 666 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 42 number.. 966 4 991 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 40 number.. 1 312 7 615 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 45 number.. 3 490 7 182 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 51 number.. 973 1 391 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 59 14 acres.. 5 330 587 bushels.. 290 287 23 256 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 767 877 acres.. 339 057 354 258 bushels.. 11 969 967 9 058 961 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 43 1 acres.. 4 722 (D) bushels.. 128 735 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 435 529 acres.. 26 419 26 014 tons, dry.. 57 860 46 670 @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.