1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 768 651 Land in farms ..................acres.. 237 661 216 268 Average size of farm .......acres.. 309 332 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 885 221 185 Average per acre .........dollars.. 752 675 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 238 20 090 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 226 170 50 to 179 acres ..................... 286 247 180 to 499 acres .................... 147 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 572 489 acres.. 74 434 61 007 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 451 379 acres.. 42 361 31 824 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 9 acres.. 117 67 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 421 18 029 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 382 27 695 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 304 2 377 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 117 15 652 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 283 233 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 142 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 129 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 119 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 25 $100,000 or more .................... 33 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 603 16 599 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 410 25 497 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 313 260 Other ............................... 455 391 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 435 394 200 days or more ................... 328 291 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 561 454 number.. 36 021 32 764 Beef cows ..................farms.. 460 371 number.. 12 144 10 176 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 15 number.. 101 133 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 536 429 number.. 25 149 28 124 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 47 number.. 862 1 586 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 31 number.. (D) 3 778 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 14 number.. 205 311 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 36 number.. 610 740 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 16 acres.. 1 229 1 715 bushels.. 54 886 115 205 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 57 acres.. 6 034 8 373 bushels.. 232 272 228 152 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 39 23 acres.. 8 817 4 603 bushels.. 276 601 119 803 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 386 303 acres.. 22 076 15 409 tons, dry.. 31 618 27 724 @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.