1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MURRAY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 454 411 Land in farms ..................acres.. 203 486 230 832 Average size of farm .......acres.. 448 562 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 289 158 252 042 Average per acre .........dollars.. 615 448 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 793 27 785 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 150 143 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 334 278 acres.. 48 785 50 411 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 243 204 acres.. 20 756 19 716 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 459 19 121 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 064 46 522 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 621 791 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 838 18 330 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 125 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 32 $100,000 or more .................... 30 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 474 16 731 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 782 40 807 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 189 210 Other ............................... 265 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 272 250 200 days or more ................... 214 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 389 355 number.. 34 603 32 167 Beef cows ..................farms.. 334 306 number.. 17 122 15 948 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 27 number.. 2 582 1 748 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 385 348 number.. 22 043 18 997 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 19 number.. 452 429 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 14 number.. 1 272 775 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 11 number.. 167 358 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 24 number.. (D) 585 493 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 849 bushels.. (D) 38 023 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 16 acres.. 1 545 2 225 bushels.. 51 498 74 180 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 7 acres.. 245 937 bushels.. 5 130 27 355 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 218 170 acres.. 17 013 15 017 tons, dry.. 35 314 26 093 @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.