1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 954 766 Land in farms ..................acres.. 142 978 134 096 Average size of farm .......acres.. 150 175 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 263 682 253 630 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 790 1 408 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 614 22 607 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 121 92 10 to 49 acres ...................... 359 244 50 to 179 acres ..................... 280 240 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 688 552 acres.. 72 496 65 441 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 502 392 acres.. 39 295 32 370 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 47 acres.. 2 958 1 337 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 725 13 649 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 676 17 818 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 984 8 798 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 740 4 850 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 426 324 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 187 152 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 130 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 119 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 17 $100,000 or more .................... 34 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 992 11 367 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 781 14 859 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 287 247 Other ............................... 667 519 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 645 499 200 days or more ................... 473 379 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 568 464 number.. 21 844 18 302 Beef cows ..................farms.. 455 383 number.. 12 245 9 936 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 12 number.. 112 109 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 519 437 number.. 13 392 9 260 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 34 number.. 640 1 128 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 25 number.. 731 929 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 27 number.. 563 512 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 52 48 number.. 1 113 1 380 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 0 acres.. 390 0 bushels.. 15 960 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 39 acres.. 2 960 4 423 bushels.. 91 441 108 793 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 31 34 acres.. 5 792 6 264 bushels.. 149 627 142 095 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 368 283 acres.. 22 388 17 691 tons, dry.. 38 859 26 778 @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.