1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NOWATA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 764 695 Land in farms ..................acres.. 309 446 282 659 Average size of farm .......acres.. 405 407 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 622 169 225 Average per acre .........dollars.. 596 456 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 868 20 416 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 128 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 275 239 180 to 499 acres .................... 211 189 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 600 533 acres.. 99 192 96 288 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 500 454 acres.. 47 610 49 060 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 516 26 398 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 325 37 982 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 888 2 300 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 628 24 097 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 191 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 143 131 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 150 128 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 41 $100,000 or more .................... 31 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 887 22 249 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 956 32 060 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 329 345 Other ............................... 435 350 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 487 379 200 days or more ................... 352 306 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 632 573 number.. 64 798 54 599 Beef cows ..................farms.. 534 471 number.. 22 801 17 113 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 37 number.. 491 1 019 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 618 560 number.. 51 560 42 436 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 46 number.. 254 1 020 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 35 number.. 608 1 709 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 12 number.. 304 223 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 33 number.. 610 880 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 30 34 acres.. 2 223 2 266 bushels.. 88 721 104 304 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 54 100 acres.. 4 176 13 174 bushels.. 129 808 336 305 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 44 48 acres.. 3 859 3 318 bushels.. 96 149 78 725 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 478 428 acres.. 36 153 29 112 tons, dry.. 52 983 45 666 @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.