1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LOVE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 629 556 Land in farms ..................acres.. 266 175 255 538 Average size of farm .......acres.. 423 460 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 008 247 800 Average per acre .........dollars.. 533 538 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 805 26 063 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 249 187 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 169 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 496 417 acres.. 86 694 88 293 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 370 312 acres.. 31 938 30 663 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 26 acres.. 3 573 3 638 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 551 19 259 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 723 34 639 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 429 4 919 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 122 14 340 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 164 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 34 $100,000 or more .................... 35 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 701 16 235 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 372 29 199 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 257 260 Other ............................... 372 296 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 388 319 200 days or more ................... 289 234 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 512 485 number.. 38 975 39 826 Beef cows ..................farms.. 459 437 number.. 19 283 18 663 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 12 number.. 50 22 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 506 486 number.. 27 343 27 148 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 19 number.. 128 1 306 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 15 number.. 191 1 202 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 9 number.. 168 288 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 30 number.. 450 504 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 6 acres.. 725 234 bushels.. 35 849 10 292 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 48 acres.. 3 830 6 751 bushels.. 101 901 192 749 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 30 42 acres.. 3 637 4 774 pounds.. 6 398 976 10 086 510 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 316 266 acres.. 19 207 15 876 tons, dry.. 32 800 27 208 @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.