1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 916 1 656 Land in farms ..................acres.. 431 368 397 909 Average size of farm .......acres.. 225 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 396 132 189 Average per acre .........dollars.. 838 609 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 317 16 309 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 316 237 50 to 179 acres ..................... 850 729 180 to 499 acres .................... 512 466 500 to 999 acres .................... 139 125 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 469 1 251 acres.. 181 499 162 005 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 054 923 acres.. 63 570 54 075 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 9 acres.. 251 66 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 511 20 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 271 12 501 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 004 1 801 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 507 18 901 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 688 591 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 417 345 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 367 318 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 284 248 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 36 $100,000 or more .................... 42 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 906 20 184 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 955 12 188 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 678 650 Other ............................... 1 238 1 006 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 253 1 021 200 days or more ................... 925 791 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 576 1 350 number.. 65 345 56 762 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 402 1 208 number.. 34 036 29 907 Milk cows ..................farms.. 61 63 number.. 2 396 2 810 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 506 1 274 number.. 34 593 28 619 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 118 124 number.. 2 465 3 672 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 75 100 number.. 12 615 4 706 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 55 number.. 931 743 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 124 102 number.. 2 236 1 969 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 130 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 9 acres.. 411 227 bushels.. 14 797 12 050 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 66 122 acres.. 3 792 7 072 bushels.. 90 754 155 424 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 1 acres.. 1 575 (D) bushels.. 47 716 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 612 170 pounds.. 1 894 600 318 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 005 849 acres.. 55 777 45 726 tons, dry.. 99 685 82 512 @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.