1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MAJOR COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 877 848 Land in farms ..................acres.. 490 911 494 277 Average size of farm .......acres.. 560 583 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 337 102 302 888 Average per acre .........dollars.. 583 496 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 959 39 921 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 251 216 180 to 499 acres .................... 218 236 500 to 999 acres .................... 174 152 1,000 acres or more ................. 137 146 Total cropland .................farms.. 773 726 acres.. 243 999 262 346 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 603 617 acres.. 158 920 178 462 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 44 acres.. 5 115 3 644 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 803 46 519 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 489 54 857 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 814 12 366 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 989 34 153 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 136 129 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 175 198 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 109 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 89 $100,000 or more .................... 118 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 223 39 843 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 448 46 985 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 454 494 Other ............................... 423 354 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 487 448 200 days or more ................... 358 298 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 659 627 number.. 73 566 68 898 Beef cows ..................farms.. 523 500 number.. 21 102 19 349 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 26 number.. 847 1 174 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 660 627 number.. 62 095 60 401 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 41 number.. (D) 3 105 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 36 number.. (D) 4 759 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 24 number.. 916 901 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 37 number.. 1 111 1 066 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 21 16 acres.. 1 153 872 bushels.. 47 896 38 483 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 424 507 acres.. 124 235 151 571 bushels.. 3 957 024 3 654 858 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 4 acres.. 1 335 238 bushels.. 21 933 4 899 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 400 370 acres.. 26 341 22 220 tons, dry.. 55 318 43 436 @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.