1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MUSKOGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 468 1 265 Land in farms ..................acres.. 332 566 347 480 Average size of farm .......acres.. 227 275 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 593 175 608 Average per acre .........dollars.. 768 620 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 852 23 204 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 360 283 50 to 179 acres ..................... 594 513 180 to 499 acres .................... 332 283 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 124 982 acres.. 182 741 166 554 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 883 784 acres.. 102 260 98 525 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 32 acres.. 6 595 6 018 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 658 37 179 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 565 29 391 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 532 8 655 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 127 28 525 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 503 384 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 280 231 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 258 250 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 241 221 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 39 $100,000 or more .................... 57 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 642 33 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 148 26 802 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 599 538 Other ............................... 869 727 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 891 766 200 days or more ................... 670 518 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 180 1 008 number.. 69 464 74 540 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 058 887 number.. 38 077 37 103 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 45 number.. 1 716 2 087 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 150 980 number.. 36 997 48 284 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 83 number.. 417 1 140 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 63 number.. 784 2 095 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 35 number.. 1 127 1 633 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 82 79 number.. 1 443 1 533 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 21 25 acres.. 2 232 2 796 bushels.. 131 258 103 585 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 54 92 acres.. 7 676 13 320 bushels.. 252 267 319 657 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 80 83 acres.. 22 528 20 655 bushels.. 713 827 546 926 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 827 714 acres.. 63 926 59 245 tons, dry.. 117 679 106 705 @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.