1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 996 848 Land in farms ..................acres.. 160 498 156 748 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 185 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 272 269 203 827 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 688 1 110 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 925 19 544 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 127 125 10 to 49 acres ...................... 331 216 50 to 179 acres ..................... 313 306 180 to 499 acres .................... 155 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 706 536 acres.. 77 719 66 442 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 438 372 acres.. 41 643 34 885 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 39 acres.. 736 436 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 943 10 867 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 003 12 815 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 479 5 198 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 464 5 670 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 410 355 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 181 156 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 170 140 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 119 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 28 $100,000 or more .................... 25 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 443 10 742 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 516 12 637 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 333 315 Other ............................... 663 533 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 628 503 200 days or more ................... 466 364 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 606 515 number.. 20 908 19 041 Beef cows ..................farms.. 495 442 number.. 10 695 10 215 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 19 number.. 331 468 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 577 481 number.. 11 155 9 058 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 35 number.. 638 911 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 35 number.. 1 158 1 672 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 31 number.. 559 898 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 50 44 number.. 1 455 1 264 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 15 acres.. 290 796 bushels.. 7 650 22 968 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 93 114 acres.. 17 850 16 518 bushels.. 437 174 385 992 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 6 acres.. 1 799 245 bushels.. 53 710 8 619 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 271 pounds.. (D) 495 850 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 334 273 acres.. 20 704 15 305 tons, dry.. 38 784 30 761 @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.