1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TILLMAN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 638 587 Land in farms ..................acres.. 465 731 480 948 Average size of farm .......acres.. 730 819 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 385 360 350 340 Average per acre .........dollars.. 551 448 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 252 58 391 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 151 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 105 115 1,000 acres or more ................. 163 175 Total cropland .................farms.. 570 513 acres.. 321 862 337 734 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 465 461 acres.. 230 341 227 295 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 52 acres.. 13 836 11 742 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 124 40 442 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 457 68 896 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 356 25 729 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 767 14 713 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 107 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 99 $100,000 or more .................... 109 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 326 35 206 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 235 59 874 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 367 392 Other ............................... 271 195 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 317 282 200 days or more ................... 196 166 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 374 359 number.. 47 044 34 163 Beef cows ..................farms.. 308 308 number.. (D) 12 227 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) 33 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 372 357 number.. 31 665 26 794 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 13 number.. (D) 888 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 12 number.. (D) 966 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 23 number.. 1 812 2 124 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 215 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 79 71 acres.. 8 090 5 743 bushels.. 371 642 271 780 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 391 415 acres.. 162 902 123 550 bushels.. 3 717 627 3 372 084 Cotton .......................farms.. 154 317 acres.. 32 957 82 202 bales.. 21 731 50 877 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 3 acres.. 861 252 bushels.. 14 667 4 290 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 23 21 acres.. 2 569 1 531 pounds.. 6 365 888 3 992 284 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 236 210 acres.. 20 645 14 193 tons, dry.. 50 980 33 777 @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.