1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC CLAIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 046 851 Land in farms ..................acres.. 268 034 253 652 Average size of farm .......acres.. 256 298 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 241 661 218 281 Average per acre .........dollars.. 947 752 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 518 31 650 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 257 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 328 270 180 to 499 acres .................... 262 236 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 837 641 acres.. 120 617 111 895 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 620 476 acres.. 59 475 49 118 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 19 acres.. 1 778 283 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 467 31 730 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 083 37 285 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 777 5 335 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 690 26 395 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 338 225 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 165 128 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 184 155 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 185 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 48 $100,000 or more .................... 56 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 733 27 148 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 582 31 901 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 409 390 Other ............................... 637 461 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 663 506 200 days or more ................... 514 363 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 794 647 number.. 55 141 46 339 Beef cows ..................farms.. 644 534 number.. 21 233 18 135 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 44 number.. 2 002 2 985 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 759 634 number.. 38 135 37 756 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 43 number.. (D) 1 530 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 39 number.. (D) 5 010 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 18 number.. 725 509 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 29 number.. 930 485 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 17 acres.. 653 1 464 bushels.. 33 338 70 865 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 112 118 acres.. 10 185 12 689 bushels.. 291 664 351 287 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 20 acres.. 489 3 994 bales.. 429 2 517 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 49 51 acres.. 7 775 4 439 bushels.. 212 048 160 482 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 605 829 pounds.. 1 530 930 1 664 073 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 523 399 acres.. 38 274 26 508 tons, dry.. 76 480 60 042 @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.