1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARMON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 338 332 Land in farms ..................acres.. 304 189 286 379 Average size of farm .......acres.. 900 863 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 370 843 284 191 Average per acre .........dollars.. 402 330 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 912 40 894 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 75 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 99 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 102 95 Total cropland .................farms.. 294 291 acres.. 161 133 156 484 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 201 225 acres.. 83 918 88 698 Irrigated land .................farms.. 76 93 acres.. 21 027 20 378 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 738 19 958 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 315 60 115 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 205 10 046 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 533 9 913 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 36 $100,000 or more .................... 61 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 630 16 067 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 161 48 396 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 186 212 Other ............................... 152 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 163 200 days or more ................... 113 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 223 210 number.. 28 424 26 992 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 162 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 223 215 number.. 19 607 19 077 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 15 number.. 1 461 2 036 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 12 number.. 2 416 3 433 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 3 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.. 31 6 acres.. 4 058 468 bushels.. 145 943 24 246 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 149 183 acres.. 53 590 58 708 bushels.. 1 093 809 1 193 368 Cotton .......................farms.. 75 107 acres.. 18 892 22 224 bales.. 25 128 22 018 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 0 acres.. 300 0 bushels.. 14 020 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 8 16 acres.. 644 1 176 pounds.. 1 455 838 2 819 212 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 100 112 acres.. 7 920 6 942 tons, dry.. 15 522 13 416 @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.