1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 196 1 065 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 207 462 1 116 090 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 010 1 048 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 430 440 335 863 Average per acre .........dollars.. 436 325 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 251 26 489 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 202 166 50 to 179 acres ..................... 325 257 180 to 499 acres .................... 273 260 500 to 999 acres .................... 148 137 1,000 acres or more ................. 203 188 Total cropland .................farms.. 798 734 acres.. 157 625 142 241 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 609 536 acres.. 71 374 71 406 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 8 acres.. 305 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 882 82 566 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 022 77 527 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 646 4 278 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 97 236 78 288 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 348 285 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 161 140 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 178 164 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 202 212 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 71 $100,000 or more .................... 113 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 84 966 71 435 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 102 67 012 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 510 492 Other ............................... 686 573 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 750 638 200 days or more ................... 544 454 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 936 844 number.. 172 946 149 564 Beef cows ..................farms.. 759 712 number.. 50 101 53 598 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 20 number.. 658 617 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 912 819 number.. 177 722 126 612 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 58 number.. 1 344 5 800 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 50 number.. 2 969 19 443 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 19 number.. 989 763 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 56 53 number.. 1 345 2 036 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 19 23 acres.. 1 467 2 068 bushels.. 81 789 108 231 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 117 142 acres.. 23 435 31 891 bushels.. 891 915 938 003 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 57 43 acres.. 9 014 3 960 bushels.. 293 785 119 186 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 518 432 acres.. 37 665 34 322 tons, dry.. 58 459 52 948 @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.