1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BRYAN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 516 1 360 Land in farms ..................acres.. 419 887 412 673 Average size of farm .......acres.. 277 303 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 185 653 152 850 Average per acre .........dollars.. 684 450 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 843 23 929 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 272 208 50 to 179 acres ..................... 572 478 180 to 499 acres .................... 425 412 500 to 999 acres .................... 143 141 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 157 1 063 acres.. 192 007 178 157 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 882 805 acres.. 83 881 73 693 Irrigated land .................farms.. 66 73 acres.. 6 408 10 124 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 547 34 097 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 469 25 071 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 983 10 001 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 564 24 096 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 456 332 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 253 220 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 323 264 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 266 267 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 149 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 72 $100,000 or more .................... 51 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 773 28 568 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 639 21 006 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 605 628 Other ............................... 911 732 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 967 775 200 days or more ................... 716 541 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 287 1 158 number.. 88 664 80 094 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 159 1 046 number.. 46 035 41 518 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 38 number.. 2 815 1 393 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 267 1 155 number.. 47 706 48 981 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 43 number.. 388 1 067 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 20 number.. 360 910 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 27 number.. 1 608 1 134 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 62 76 number.. 1 346 8 430 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 20 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 25 acres.. 1 567 1 585 bushels.. 61 919 49 511 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 37 acres.. 5 684 5 162 bushels.. 202 842 130 298 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 1 acres.. 254 (D) bales.. 154 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 27 acres.. 4 092 4 562 bushels.. 78 133 118 028 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 42 98 acres.. 6 104 12 684 pounds.. 10 048 586 20 534 664 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 806 700 acres.. 58 064 42 765 tons, dry.. 90 570 80 649 @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.