1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ATOKA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 087 982 Land in farms ..................acres.. 420 851 375 683 Average size of farm .......acres.. 387 383 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 618 136 227 Average per acre .........dollars.. 430 359 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 754 18 850 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 168 127 50 to 179 acres ..................... 388 350 180 to 499 acres .................... 348 330 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 68 63 Total cropland .................farms.. 858 773 acres.. 128 085 110 100 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 646 597 acres.. 41 966 36 749 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 19 acres.. 1 268 1 419 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 444 17 725 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 808 18 050 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 571 1 840 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 872 15 885 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 306 249 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 183 184 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 234 212 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 223 208 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 24 $100,000 or more .................... 24 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 082 16 259 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 701 16 557 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 459 460 Other ............................... 628 522 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 658 537 200 days or more ................... 513 420 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 918 849 number.. 59 182 58 092 Beef cows ..................farms.. 833 760 number.. 31 118 28 963 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 24 number.. 160 504 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 913 828 number.. 44 413 33 743 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 31 number.. 303 478 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 19 number.. 245 1 016 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 19 number.. 208 1 197 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 43 40 number.. 764 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 2 acres.. 185 (D) bushels.. 10 619 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 3 acres.. 410 157 bushels.. 12 600 3 170 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 0 acres.. 235 0 bushels.. 10 700 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 15 32 acres.. 1 066 2 275 pounds.. 1 654 461 3 676 183 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 612 560 acres.. 38 826 33 575 tons, dry.. 60 364 58 575 @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.