1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BEAVER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 738 736 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 047 970 986 621 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 420 1 341 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 476 471 374 846 Average per acre .........dollars.. 325 284 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 558 51 013 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 163 500 to 999 acres .................... 143 150 1,000 acres or more ................. 277 291 Total cropland .................farms.. 595 621 acres.. 396 909 402 241 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 410 498 acres.. 198 125 200 366 Irrigated land .................farms.. 92 111 acres.. 22 082 28 377 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 602 79 414 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 056 107 900 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 204 13 161 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 74 397 66 254 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 162 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 137 162 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 107 $100,000 or more .................... 110 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 79 430 66 284 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 629 90 182 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 414 451 Other ............................... 324 285 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 364 357 200 days or more ................... 239 240 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 490 513 number.. 121 027 87 766 Beef cows ..................farms.. 411 438 number.. 29 575 27 181 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 17 number.. 428 899 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 500 517 number.. 112 667 93 424 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 55 number.. 30 732 4 800 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 56 number.. 86 002 10 066 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 729 459 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 125 110 acres.. 34 499 25 156 bushels.. 1 430 860 1 128 617 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 319 384 acres.. 137 556 150 330 bushels.. 2 848 362 3 552 377 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 218 261 acres.. 22 586 24 279 tons, dry.. 44 285 42 887 @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.