1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PITTSBURG COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 586 1 372 Land in farms ..................acres.. 491 377 481 244 Average size of farm .......acres.. 310 351 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 187 847 138 546 Average per acre .........dollars.. 631 396 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 330 16 345 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 277 216 50 to 179 acres ..................... 582 488 180 to 499 acres .................... 429 383 500 to 999 acres .................... 147 147 1,000 acres or more ................. 84 98 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 203 988 acres.. 148 310 135 971 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 906 762 acres.. 55 036 49 404 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 24 acres.. 1 900 770 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 631 24 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 530 17 978 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 209 2 579 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 422 22 087 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 489 342 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 299 267 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 315 296 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 307 266 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 61 $100,000 or more .................... 32 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 938 22 850 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 832 16 667 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 628 604 Other ............................... 958 768 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 959 764 200 days or more ................... 717 563 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 356 1 197 number.. 81 821 78 696 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 201 1 095 number.. 43 370 43 404 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 47 number.. 370 422 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 314 1 187 number.. 46 710 43 347 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 55 number.. 574 1 723 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 36 number.. 1 131 2 496 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 11 number.. 155 209 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 73 77 number.. 11 847 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 3 acres.. 86 12 bushels.. 4 732 204 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 9 acres.. 732 190 bushels.. 12 410 3 142 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 11 acres.. 736 593 bushels.. 19 274 13 905 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 26 32 acres.. 1 320 1 920 pounds.. 2 991 196 2 932 660 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 872 739 acres.. 51 482 46 531 tons, dry.. 77 407 74 248 @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.