1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROGER MILLS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 680 677 Land in farms ..................acres.. 690 568 660 214 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 016 975 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 374 518 345 799 Average per acre .........dollars.. 381 357 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 480 38 831 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 108 98 180 to 499 acres .................... 194 196 500 to 999 acres .................... 155 132 1,000 acres or more ................. 199 195 Total cropland .................farms.. 555 531 acres.. 162 341 158 813 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 400 407 acres.. 71 172 71 040 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 29 acres.. 4 645 2 910 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 511 28 699 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 458 42 392 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 575 3 918 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 936 24 782 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 112 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 161 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 88 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 67 $100,000 or more .................... 80 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 102 25 707 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 032 37 972 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 404 422 Other ............................... 276 255 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 317 304 200 days or more ................... 214 193 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 580 580 number.. 69 561 62 775 Beef cows ..................farms.. 513 504 number.. 32 495 27 674 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 37 number.. 1 775 1 890 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 587 578 number.. 41 945 42 265 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 35 number.. 383 1 180 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 28 number.. 510 2 370 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 709 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 27 number.. 576 907 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 30 acres.. 3 078 3 138 bushels.. 130 437 122 979 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 201 232 acres.. 41 834 43 351 bushels.. 1 006 955 950 045 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 20 acres.. 380 1 372 bales.. 240 1 290 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 311 324 acres.. 26 873 22 917 tons, dry.. 56 117 40 722 @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.