1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BECKHAM COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 825 732 Land in farms ..................acres.. 499 444 493 631 Average size of farm .......acres.. 605 674 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 462 275 207 Average per acre .........dollars.. 475 400 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 244 35 188 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 212 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 207 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 137 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 150 150 Total cropland .................farms.. 665 624 acres.. 221 953 228 716 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 456 466 acres.. 107 523 121 257 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 27 acres.. 2 214 2 464 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 755 25 780 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 007 35 219 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 208 9 664 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 547 16 116 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 233 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 114 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 163 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 63 $100,000 or more .................... 53 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 799 21 620 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 423 29 536 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 384 416 Other ............................... 441 316 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 440 372 200 days or more ................... 341 234 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 618 558 number.. 56 323 45 931 Beef cows ..................farms.. 540 481 number.. 23 687 20 700 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 24 number.. 585 968 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 618 558 number.. 32 730 29 359 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 26 number.. 360 974 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 18 number.. 409 1 614 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 11 number.. 474 273 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 20 number.. 278 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 30 23 acres.. 3 032 1 833 bushels.. 110 158 52 725 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 276 311 acres.. 68 368 78 110 bushels.. 1 566 775 1 914 101 Cotton .......................farms.. 41 112 acres.. 8 974 19 813 bales.. 3 985 10 910 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 0 acres.. 130 0 bushels.. 3 490 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 14 8 acres.. 1 983 529 pounds.. 4 965 101 1 454 600 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 333 331 acres.. 21 311 22 211 tons, dry.. 42 008 41 080 @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.