1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARSHALL COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 414 349 Land in farms ..................acres.. 163 584 162 690 Average size of farm .......acres.. 395 466 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 072 305 136 Average per acre .........dollars.. 558 665 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 862 28 085 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 143 103 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 298 263 acres.. 41 972 48 900 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 228 188 acres.. 14 972 18 638 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 17 acres.. 938 1 216 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 076 9 530 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 677 27 308 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 183 2 625 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 893 6 905 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 19 $100,000 or more .................... 10 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 458 8 691 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 014 24 903 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 165 156 Other ............................... 249 193 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 260 192 200 days or more ................... 200 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 329 283 number.. 21 336 20 063 Beef cows ..................farms.. 282 267 number.. (D) 10 927 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 4 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 321 274 number.. 11 767 13 503 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 13 number.. 159 423 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 12 number.. 221 1 266 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 10 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 18 number.. 650 313 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 7 acres.. 284 633 bushels.. 10 308 26 671 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 19 acres.. 1 373 1 649 bushels.. 44 340 43 616 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 12 28 acres.. 782 3 561 pounds.. 910 490 6 645 468 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 199 163 acres.. 11 394 9 475 tons, dry.. 12 977 15 702 @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.