1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PAWNEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 671 631 Land in farms ..................acres.. 263 369 282 211 Average size of farm .......acres.. 393 447 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 128 193 557 Average per acre .........dollars.. 521 434 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 082 25 980 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 96 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 241 192 180 to 499 acres .................... 155 174 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 63 Total cropland .................farms.. 508 449 acres.. 92 730 83 375 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 400 340 acres.. 40 984 39 501 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 52 18 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 876 34 968 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 640 55 416 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 566 2 500 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 310 32 467 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 208 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 44 $100,000 or more .................... 42 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 454 32 786 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 522 52 042 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 282 283 Other ............................... 389 348 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 413 368 200 days or more ................... 313 281 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 512 497 number.. 36 354 40 661 Beef cows ..................farms.. 422 388 number.. 15 032 14 683 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 17 number.. 33 119 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 520 491 number.. 27 355 43 935 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 23 number.. 1 124 820 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 19 number.. 973 1 930 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 29 number.. 1 110 1 582 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 57 42 number.. 1 109 1 726 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 11 acres.. 1 463 593 bushels.. 77 785 31 701 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 87 136 acres.. 8 797 23 134 bushels.. 312 791 589 629 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 73 21 acres.. 12 281 1 514 bushels.. 390 150 31 712 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 356 285 acres.. 20 159 15 010 tons, dry.. 37 496 27 071 @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.