1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PONTOTOC COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 133 1 037 Land in farms ..................acres.. 335 463 353 045 Average size of farm .......acres.. 296 340 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 107 166 849 Average per acre .........dollars.. 593 512 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 578 21 663 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 228 173 50 to 179 acres ..................... 434 382 180 to 499 acres .................... 281 287 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 68 62 Total cropland .................farms.. 865 762 acres.. 130 130 106 454 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 655 576 acres.. 47 218 31 999 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 16 acres.. 2 483 2 128 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 345 29 598 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 604 28 542 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 857 813 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 488 28 784 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 384 313 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 232 199 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 196 186 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 207 206 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 33 $100,000 or more .................... 26 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 918 25 363 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 228 24 458 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 445 415 Other ............................... 688 622 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 701 612 200 days or more ................... 514 460 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 920 846 number.. 57 174 71 498 Beef cows ..................farms.. 798 749 number.. 28 402 27 998 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 43 number.. 807 1 822 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 897 823 number.. 32 948 44 388 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 77 number.. (D) 4 054 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 67 number.. (D) 7 317 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 26 number.. 447 1 202 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 72 60 number.. 1 727 940 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 390 bushels.. (D) 18 187 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 12 acres.. 370 595 bushels.. 9 700 14 633 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 4 acres.. 603 228 bushels.. 12 748 8 430 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 607 523 acres.. 40 732 28 519 tons, dry.. 71 022 53 274 @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.