1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NOBLE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 739 704 Land in farms ..................acres.. 412 829 390 957 Average size of farm .......acres.. 559 555 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 313 128 257 679 Average per acre .........dollars.. 573 499 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 336 46 693 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 243 203 180 to 499 acres .................... 178 186 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 115 1,000 acres or more ................. 122 124 Total cropland .................farms.. 628 594 acres.. 222 089 221 571 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 557 540 acres.. 165 318 157 007 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 185 191 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 677 33 126 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 690 47 054 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 981 10 403 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 696 22 723 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 188 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 66 $100,000 or more .................... 110 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 191 30 170 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 798 42 854 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 361 378 Other ............................... 378 326 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 440 392 200 days or more ................... 327 273 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 554 527 number.. 50 895 49 809 Beef cows ..................farms.. 473 423 number.. 17 259 15 359 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 14 number.. 241 452 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 561 527 number.. 38 918 39 526 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 44 number.. 1 126 2 149 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 35 number.. 2 227 3 828 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 36 number.. 2 035 3 099 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 22 number.. 384 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 83 23 acres.. 11 093 1 585 bushels.. 584 311 89 413 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 325 417 acres.. 121 830 133 165 bushels.. 4 702 248 3 284 297 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 52 2 acres.. 5 661 (D) bushels.. 184 761 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 418 393 acres.. 31 981 26 821 tons, dry.. 62 863 48 890 @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.