1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARPER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 443 441 Land in farms ..................acres.. 579 644 607 180 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 308 1 377 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 369 160 396 378 Average per acre .........dollars.. 291 286 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 397 55 377 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 97 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 159 166 Total cropland .................farms.. 351 357 acres.. 200 624 206 919 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 275 304 acres.. 120 032 124 059 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 44 acres.. 6 607 8 416 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 100 021 88 241 Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 782 200 093 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 745 6 854 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 91 277 81 387 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 49 $100,000 or more .................... 86 100 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 84 631 84 469 Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 040 191 540 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 247 280 Other ............................... 196 161 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 209 231 200 days or more ................... 145 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 330 360 number.. 93 470 88 542 Beef cows ..................farms.. 255 271 number.. 15 879 20 713 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 12 number.. 321 468 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 333 366 number.. 137 139 118 523 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 21 number.. 474 1 070 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 17 number.. 1 598 1 330 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 13 number.. 638 751 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 17 number.. 102 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 22 14 acres.. 1 838 1 195 bushels.. 64 674 61 834 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 209 227 acres.. 100 535 105 090 bushels.. 2 697 124 2 167 076 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 163 204 acres.. 16 301 19 230 tons, dry.. 33 226 34 477 @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.