1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 478 449 Land in farms ..................acres.. 314 416 338 529 Average size of farm .......acres.. 658 754 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 237 555 265 391 Average per acre .........dollars.. 395 384 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 857 39 759 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 107 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 106 115 Total cropland .................farms.. 411 386 acres.. 173 423 178 225 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 289 314 acres.. 91 864 102 875 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 35 acres.. 9 209 5 770 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 260 18 062 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 108 40 227 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 097 9 732 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 163 8 330 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 118 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 52 $100,000 or more .................... 50 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 293 14 697 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 718 32 661 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 256 275 Other ............................... 222 174 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 251 212 200 days or more ................... 169 141 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 327 318 number.. 30 545 26 700 Beef cows ..................farms.. 292 294 number.. 12 404 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 3 number.. 52 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 323 321 number.. 18 232 16 887 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 7 number.. 100 190 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 8 number.. 100 230 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 3 263 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 7 number.. (D) 70 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 15 acres.. 840 704 bushels.. 42 514 34 538 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 214 256 acres.. 71 943 78 837 bushels.. 1 657 355 2 055 224 Cotton .......................farms.. 42 84 acres.. 6 015 12 082 bales.. 7 175 8 390 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 15 8 acres.. 1 617 688 pounds.. 5 063 960 2 103 366 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 157 169 acres.. 11 667 11 156 tons, dry.. 26 862 25 903 @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.