1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PUSHMATAHA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 776 646 Land in farms ..................acres.. 256 438 239 971 Average size of farm .......acres.. 330 371 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 793 149 711 Average per acre .........dollars.. 570 425 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 816 15 492 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 298 258 180 to 499 acres .................... 217 181 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 563 490 acres.. 70 989 74 179 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 434 375 acres.. 26 620 25 395 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 11 acres.. 193 369 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 704 10 215 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 928 15 813 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 364 301 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 340 9 914 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 273 200 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 153 144 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 158 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 17 $100,000 or more .................... 10 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 342 8 737 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 750 13 524 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 340 318 Other ............................... 436 328 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 461 337 200 days or more ................... 335 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 635 537 number.. 33 204 33 828 Beef cows ..................farms.. 559 487 number.. 20 139 19 460 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 32 number.. 67 197 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 617 532 number.. 20 370 18 839 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 32 number.. 983 1 505 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 25 number.. 1 817 3 176 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 17 number.. 333 353 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 52 49 number.. 47 930 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 425 367 acres.. 26 619 25 188 tons, dry.. 38 440 42 017 @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.