1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROGERS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 408 1 258 Land in farms ..................acres.. 312 870 309 614 Average size of farm .......acres.. 222 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 093 224 640 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 004 911 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 846 20 410 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 81 10 to 49 acres ...................... 472 351 50 to 179 acres ..................... 490 466 180 to 499 acres .................... 249 224 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 097 942 acres.. 125 387 119 967 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 852 712 acres.. 68 033 56 848 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 20 acres.. 1 087 329 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 129 22 995 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 268 18 279 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 942 4 079 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 187 18 917 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 532 473 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 294 224 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 246 237 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 173 180 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 41 $100,000 or more .................... 44 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 753 23 332 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 593 18 547 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 492 462 Other ............................... 916 796 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 926 819 200 days or more ................... 687 625 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 102 972 number.. 65 968 58 460 Beef cows ..................farms.. 932 801 number.. 29 012 24 882 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 56 number.. 1 334 2 102 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 007 907 number.. 37 302 29 213 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 62 number.. 464 1 229 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 55 number.. 851 2 902 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 16 number.. 347 198 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 108 89 number.. 2 388 2 712 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 2 number.. 830 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 19 18 acres.. 1 676 1 035 bushels.. 100 150 53 713 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 49 91 acres.. 6 405 (D) bushels.. 240 541 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 49 35 acres.. 6 312 3 813 bushels.. 191 628 98 411 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 765 618 acres.. 50 748 38 450 tons, dry.. 79 546 61 939 @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.