1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 723 634 Land in farms ..................acres.. 476 628 469 883 Average size of farm .......acres.. 659 741 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 379 120 365 496 Average per acre .........dollars.. 609 492 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 572 55 895 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 176 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 183 153 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 104 1,000 acres or more ................. 150 149 Total cropland .................farms.. 627 573 acres.. 332 862 340 854 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 490 492 acres.. 240 127 244 203 Irrigated land .................farms.. 144 151 acres.. 49 752 44 384 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 685 50 095 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 000 79 014 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 041 28 623 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 644 21 472 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 134 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 117 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 72 $100,000 or more .................... 145 118 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 953 43 765 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 858 69 029 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 362 362 Other ............................... 361 272 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 399 328 200 days or more ................... 301 209 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 432 348 number.. 56 183 41 847 Beef cows ..................farms.. 341 272 number.. 12 426 8 445 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 9 number.. 80 86 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 425 347 number.. 50 864 38 636 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 20 number.. 357 760 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 14 number.. 664 589 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 8 number.. 1 100 339 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 10 number.. 366 274 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 55 27 acres.. 8 027 2 239 bushels.. 260 280 161 166 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 356 400 acres.. 168 084 173 397 bushels.. 3 586 464 4 302 963 Cotton .......................farms.. 146 188 acres.. 53 833 54 599 bales.. 92 256 53 318 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 3 acres.. 736 (D) bushels.. 16 290 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 11 14 acres.. 583 1 007 pounds.. 1 291 375 1 814 170 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 206 199 acres.. 12 833 10 122 tons, dry.. 24 481 18 785 @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.