1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 448 1 184 Land in farms ..................acres.. 336 486 299 263 Average size of farm .......acres.. 232 253 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 524 152 850 Average per acre .........dollars.. 809 611 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 682 20 544 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 277 197 50 to 179 acres ..................... 622 484 180 to 499 acres .................... 350 316 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 101 896 acres.. 154 701 132 056 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 728 620 acres.. 60 123 48 848 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 37 acres.. 1 284 2 706 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 999 15 780 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 790 13 328 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 532 3 754 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 468 12 026 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 494 387 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 341 247 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 258 238 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 219 195 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 28 $100,000 or more .................... 41 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 632 16 037 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 760 13 545 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 569 514 Other ............................... 879 670 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 883 650 200 days or more ................... 654 478 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 147 939 number.. 51 680 43 204 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 025 835 number.. 27 699 23 232 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 36 number.. 1 058 1 201 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 103 922 number.. 30 097 21 209 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 59 number.. 8 976 1 446 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 41 number.. 172 407 2 528 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 32 number.. 1 101 983 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 92 63 number.. 1 723 1 259 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 0 number.. 139 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 20 acres.. 586 1 023 bushels.. 34 686 42 719 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 62 71 acres.. 6 533 6 703 bushels.. 198 269 150 681 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 31 14 acres.. 3 174 740 bushels.. 101 051 22 877 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 12 26 acres.. 885 2 415 pounds.. 1 801 731 4 538 982 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 662 559 acres.. 46 643 35 404 tons, dry.. 85 366 71 364 @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.