1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SEMINOLE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 018 872 Land in farms ..................acres.. 277 535 250 958 Average size of farm .......acres.. 273 288 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 853 125 136 Average per acre .........dollars.. 557 450 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 124 19 330 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 186 135 50 to 179 acres ..................... 395 345 180 to 499 acres .................... 302 255 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 758 664 acres.. 108 923 94 713 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 522 452 acres.. 35 435 26 354 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 10 acres.. 1 027 466 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 427 9 656 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 172 11 073 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 343 1 568 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 084 8 088 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 356 327 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 233 196 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 198 150 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 143 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 21 $100,000 or more .................... 21 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 084 8 747 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 807 10 031 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 365 343 Other ............................... 653 529 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 627 546 200 days or more ................... 480 392 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 849 726 number.. 40 528 30 303 Beef cows ..................farms.. 766 656 number.. 22 827 17 009 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 29 number.. 642 486 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 818 700 number.. 22 643 16 122 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 29 number.. 9 170 731 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 23 number.. 66 910 711 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 13 number.. 75 354 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 59 53 number.. 982 833 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 2 578 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 11 acres.. 1 135 1 401 bushels.. 37 821 20 169 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 2 acres.. 1 150 (D) bushels.. 31 774 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 686 pounds.. (D) 1 257 370 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 496 415 acres.. 32 311 23 252 tons, dry.. 55 197 33 888 @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.