1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HUGHES COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 897 772 Land in farms ..................acres.. 355 192 346 572 Average size of farm .......acres.. 396 449 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 951 170 167 Average per acre .........dollars.. 473 385 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 894 21 546 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 96 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 348 252 180 to 499 acres .................... 285 246 500 to 999 acres .................... 105 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 689 615 acres.. 115 585 101 384 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 519 454 acres.. 41 860 35 478 Irrigated land .................farms.. 52 44 acres.. 3 929 4 605 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 524 15 660 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 177 20 285 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 120 4 674 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 404 10 986 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 225 217 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 183 151 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 184 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 163 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 32 $100,000 or more .................... 48 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 130 14 461 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 819 18 732 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 395 337 Other ............................... 502 435 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 540 450 200 days or more ................... 377 303 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 743 643 number.. 49 146 45 497 Beef cows ..................farms.. 678 595 number.. 27 038 23 487 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 23 number.. 218 219 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 739 629 number.. 28 987 25 353 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 31 number.. 125 474 481 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 23 number.. 435 969 908 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 10 number.. 247 310 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 29 number.. 1 003 465 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 10 acres.. 388 277 bushels.. 21 434 9 353 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 13 acres.. 1 908 1 168 bushels.. 59 980 33 675 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 37 4 acres.. 2 905 166 bushels.. 69 932 1 823 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 41 58 acres.. 3 165 6 161 pounds.. 7 607 251 12 120 987 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 475 419 acres.. 32 885 26 889 tons, dry.. 57 902 46 460 @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.