1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PAYNE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 281 1 115 Land in farms ..................acres.. 339 359 328 976 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 295 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 381 187 719 Average per acre .........dollars.. 777 633 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 281 21 000 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 292 180 50 to 179 acres ..................... 474 431 180 to 499 acres .................... 283 274 500 to 999 acres .................... 106 124 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 964 833 acres.. 142 081 134 183 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 717 668 acres.. 65 575 66 569 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 32 acres.. 426 492 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 375 26 782 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 467 24 020 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 884 3 460 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 491 23 322 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 445 332 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 259 211 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 215 198 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 193 198 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 45 $100,000 or more .................... 36 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 104 24 261 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 050 21 740 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 437 460 Other ............................... 844 655 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 877 669 200 days or more ................... 690 495 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 985 838 number.. 54 370 50 872 Beef cows ..................farms.. 805 710 number.. 23 840 19 437 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 59 number.. 2 240 3 489 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 921 824 number.. 29 953 31 177 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 99 98 number.. 2 189 2 936 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 73 77 number.. 3 782 4 271 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 46 number.. 1 989 2 265 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 49 44 number.. 1 375 1 994 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 25 22 acres.. 1 295 1 632 bushels.. 73 064 84 195 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 139 214 acres.. 15 009 27 013 bushels.. 419 735 606 883 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 4 acres.. 1 940 41 bushels.. 58 222 1 295 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 286 pounds.. (D) 439 850 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 628 574 acres.. 48 245 38 642 tons, dry.. 75 608 64 828 @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.