1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OTTAWA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 972 898 Land in farms ..................acres.. 214 870 207 118 Average size of farm .......acres.. 221 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 096 165 974 Average per acre .........dollars.. 977 666 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 697 28 937 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 282 221 50 to 179 acres ..................... 378 328 180 to 499 acres .................... 201 221 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 761 733 acres.. 129 729 134 639 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 617 602 acres.. 87 910 85 529 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 18 acres.. 84 56 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 773 42 337 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 294 47 146 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 171 20 280 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 603 22 057 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 282 238 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 172 147 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 201 169 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 178 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 45 $100,000 or more .................... 69 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 135 34 460 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 304 38 374 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 387 424 Other ............................... 585 474 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 594 498 200 days or more ................... 465 377 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 789 695 number.. 45 249 40 424 Beef cows ..................farms.. 664 600 number.. 24 202 20 693 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 40 number.. 1 874 2 161 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 743 672 number.. 22 400 19 757 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 66 number.. 617 1 464 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 57 number.. 1 648 8 086 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 10 number.. 313 328 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 42 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 11 number.. 6 060 355 4 334 225 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 66 80 acres.. 10 803 10 270 bushels.. 772 661 850 718 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 88 135 acres.. 19 951 22 491 bushels.. 797 818 845 660 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 92 107 acres.. 20 965 19 487 bushels.. 632 477 470 616 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 546 509 acres.. 38 846 34 260 tons, dry.. 66 421 54 287 @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.