1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GARVIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 380 1 307 Land in farms ..................acres.. 448 693 419 760 Average size of farm .......acres.. 325 321 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 466 177 113 Average per acre .........dollars.. 672 557 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 883 26 971 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 233 187 50 to 179 acres ..................... 471 432 180 to 499 acres .................... 382 399 500 to 999 acres .................... 150 156 1,000 acres or more ................. 102 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 056 965 acres.. 195 893 177 761 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 729 666 acres.. 74 551 70 635 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 24 acres.. 1 843 1 180 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 245 32 282 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 815 24 699 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 685 8 103 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 560 24 179 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 390 357 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 255 247 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 234 245 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 252 244 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 120 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 63 $100,000 or more .................... 66 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 217 27 170 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 462 20 772 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 627 609 Other ............................... 753 698 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 804 735 200 days or more ................... 582 552 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 141 1 067 number.. 73 169 63 647 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 026 974 number.. 37 564 32 709 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 33 number.. 943 1 069 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 132 1 055 number.. 45 005 35 781 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 58 number.. 408 2 094 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 43 number.. 1 127 5 471 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 32 number.. 556 2 536 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 60 58 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 20 acres.. 670 1 385 bushels.. 30 195 88 880 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 84 107 acres.. 10 505 11 938 bushels.. 293 542 344 789 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 9 acres.. 310 1 050 bales.. 115 591 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 74 66 acres.. 12 250 8 981 bushels.. 335 593 297 592 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 1 044 932 pounds.. 2 171 057 2 518 389 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 605 569 acres.. 43 524 40 234 tons, dry.. 102 806 107 201 @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.