1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC CURTAIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 573 1 314 Land in farms ..................acres.. 327 524 314 987 Average size of farm .......acres.. 208 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 289 166 222 Average per acre .........dollars.. 745 657 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 945 21 578 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 402 275 50 to 179 acres ..................... 625 540 180 to 499 acres .................... 382 322 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 185 1 005 acres.. 135 115 137 712 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 867 749 acres.. 55 201 58 434 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 23 acres.. 703 1 812 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 137 081 91 484 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 146 69 623 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 097 2 997 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 132 984 88 487 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 476 317 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 259 231 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 276 228 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 215 198 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 44 $100,000 or more .................... 231 219 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 123 740 79 310 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 665 60 312 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 672 614 Other ............................... 901 700 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 986 749 200 days or more ................... 685 523 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 335 1 083 number.. 79 017 69 432 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 162 986 number.. 41 138 41 214 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 36 number.. 759 137 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 267 1 055 number.. 41 717 35 472 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 61 number.. 39 326 50 841 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 44 number.. 138 270 100 730 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 14 number.. 269 595 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 81 79 number.. 593 459 560 210 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 166 161 number.. 55 029 757 41 670 158 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 3 acres.. 246 (D) bushels.. 13 254 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 18 acres.. 593 4 334 bushels.. 23 372 99 314 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 24 acres.. 11 069 11 580 bushels.. 266 636 320 887 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 818 714 acres.. 38 832 39 658 tons, dry.. 89 114 83 361 @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.