1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MAYES COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 406 1 227 Land in farms ..................acres.. 283 651 277 981 Average size of farm .......acres.. 202 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 015 164 679 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 080 728 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 446 22 292 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 371 283 50 to 179 acres ..................... 553 468 180 to 499 acres .................... 312 293 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 150 997 acres.. 146 674 135 264 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 923 786 acres.. 77 859 72 585 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 14 acres.. 468 1 161 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 422 27 551 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 771 22 454 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 519 3 535 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 903 24 015 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 441 357 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 237 225 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 257 239 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 249 183 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 71 $100,000 or more .................... 83 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 733 23 355 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 392 19 034 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 558 551 Other ............................... 848 676 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 880 706 200 days or more ................... 687 527 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 151 1 014 number.. 70 042 62 107 Beef cows ..................farms.. 963 859 number.. 31 105 27 959 Milk cows ..................farms.. 98 106 number.. 5 250 5 257 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 085 975 number.. 33 877 27 435 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 89 number.. 1 965 3 164 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 66 68 number.. 3 597 4 929 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 19 number.. 269 224 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 90 84 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 7 number.. 2 586 925 604 774 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 52 48 acres.. 3 883 3 495 bushels.. 224 731 222 643 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 74 82 acres.. 6 604 9 796 bushels.. 221 623 330 544 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 88 78 acres.. 8 960 7 170 bushels.. 246 208 174 335 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 872 727 acres.. 59 781 53 084 tons, dry.. 103 700 88 970 @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.