1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LATIMER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 643 547 Land in farms ..................acres.. 202 174 194 253 Average size of farm .......acres.. 314 355 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 431 162 826 Average per acre .........dollars.. 579 457 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 048 19 937 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 266 211 180 to 499 acres .................... 154 154 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 486 419 acres.. 62 534 52 544 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 364 326 acres.. 26 772 18 746 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 4 acres.. 2 097 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 712 8 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 659 16 084 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 608 325 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 104 8 474 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 220 177 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 146 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 114 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 8 $100,000 or more .................... 16 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 770 8 562 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 776 15 681 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 266 238 Other ............................... 377 309 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 370 319 200 days or more ................... 283 216 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 533 462 number.. 34 374 33 007 Beef cows ..................farms.. 477 407 number.. 18 516 16 396 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 7 number.. 104 12 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 512 452 number.. 19 625 17 021 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 25 number.. (D) 233 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 20 number.. (D) 414 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 10 number.. 110 976 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 33 number.. 670 793 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 650 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 354 315 acres.. 26 284 18 557 tons, dry.. 38 144 29 428 @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.