1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LE FLORE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 744 1 467 Land in farms ..................acres.. 407 359 380 529 Average size of farm .......acres.. 234 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 897 178 522 Average per acre .........dollars.. 902 698 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 343 22 587 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 463 283 50 to 179 acres ..................... 653 586 180 to 499 acres .................... 412 375 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 99 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 296 1 141 acres.. 189 068 163 242 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 943 838 acres.. 87 597 70 805 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 20 acres.. 4 240 3 164 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 118 708 66 356 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 066 45 232 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 764 5 436 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 110 944 60 920 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 527 407 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 341 278 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 281 282 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 236 233 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 42 $100,000 or more .................... 223 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 105 007 61 740 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 176 42 115 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 711 676 Other ............................... 1 033 791 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 063 824 200 days or more ................... 782 596 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 458 1 244 number.. 80 526 69 035 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 308 1 109 number.. 43 373 36 818 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 49 number.. 280 451 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 419 1 205 number.. 50 165 35 638 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 75 68 number.. 11 404 1 413 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 51 number.. 137 459 4 559 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 23 number.. 413 498 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 79 83 number.. 186 273 137 711 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 180 117 number.. 46 635 049 28 852 735 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 9 acres.. 440 1 429 bushels.. 16 470 59 478 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 25 acres.. 4 562 4 273 bushels.. 190 445 163 640 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 27 acres.. 18 087 13 141 bushels.. 491 359 310 882 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 911 808 acres.. 60 026 49 919 tons, dry.. 104 302 83 454 @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.