1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 499 468 Land in farms ..................acres.. 441 324 405 271 Average size of farm .......acres.. 884 866 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 384 535 349 531 Average per acre .........dollars.. 421 436 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 368 29 699 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 100 110 Total cropland .................farms.. 409 370 acres.. 135 134 109 685 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 255 284 acres.. 41 998 46 354 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 475 398 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 810 30 020 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 823 64 145 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 515 4 656 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 294 25 364 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 49 $100,000 or more .................... 73 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 345 24 430 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 999 52 200 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 271 287 Other ............................... 228 181 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 278 226 200 days or more ................... 201 154 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 418 395 number.. 83 434 64 278 Beef cows ..................farms.. 348 317 number.. (D) 23 413 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 15 number.. (D) 57 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 415 400 number.. 87 051 47 653 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 18 number.. 123 418 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 15 number.. 472 771 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 5 number.. 892 800 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 18 number.. 174 593 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 4 acres.. 210 206 bushels.. 11 772 14 626 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 103 144 acres.. 22 100 31 080 bushels.. 600 438 873 022 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 389 bales.. (D) 329 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. 50 208 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 172 171 acres.. 12 707 11 739 tons, dry.. 20 192 21 931 @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.