1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STEPHENS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 165 1 093 Land in farms ..................acres.. 426 884 421 233 Average size of farm .......acres.. 366 385 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 133 158 706 Average per acre .........dollars.. 542 395 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 760 23 559 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 204 161 50 to 179 acres ..................... 440 374 180 to 499 acres .................... 283 310 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 95 Total cropland .................farms.. 871 858 acres.. 171 433 163 009 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 580 597 acres.. 51 485 61 463 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 12 acres.. 3 282 282 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 287 22 579 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 848 20 658 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 151 4 415 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 137 18 164 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 381 265 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 186 185 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 229 208 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 218 243 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 45 $100,000 or more .................... 52 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 072 19 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 103 17 906 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 521 548 Other ............................... 644 545 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 662 600 200 days or more ................... 491 451 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 958 923 number.. 72 616 62 057 Beef cows ..................farms.. 829 794 number.. 33 559 29 395 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 35 number.. 884 930 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 937 910 number.. 45 384 34 115 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 58 number.. 1 232 1 825 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 46 number.. 2 201 3 092 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 22 number.. 426 519 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 42 number.. 691 567 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 6 acres.. 2 232 553 bushels.. 76 105 25 647 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 93 201 acres.. 16 928 31 190 bushels.. 399 289 782 674 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 11 acres.. 0 1 852 bales.. 0 1 142 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 8 15 acres.. 1 010 1 757 pounds.. 2 406 841 3 490 372 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 521 484 acres.. 31 099 26 453 tons, dry.. 56 194 49 878 @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.