1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHITA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 994 1 004 Land in farms ..................acres.. 585 851 577 693 Average size of farm .......acres.. 589 575 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 862 315 038 Average per acre .........dollars.. 558 542 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 424 57 705 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 262 230 180 to 499 acres .................... 251 232 500 to 999 acres .................... 192 225 1,000 acres or more ................. 193 196 Total cropland .................farms.. 900 898 acres.. 399 052 402 820 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 775 822 acres.. 289 101 283 857 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 32 acres.. 3 075 5 531 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 746 69 651 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 161 69 374 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 944 24 558 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 803 45 094 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 132 125 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 228 205 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 150 159 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 107 133 $100,000 or more .................... 173 195 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 143 60 794 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 494 60 552 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 604 671 Other ............................... 390 333 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 472 430 200 days or more ................... 309 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 778 765 number.. 102 906 88 734 Beef cows ..................farms.. 599 545 number.. 23 472 20 962 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 12 number.. 575 539 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 778 772 number.. 84 076 80 259 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 24 number.. (D) 2 115 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 23 number.. (D) 3 324 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) 1 413 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 15 number.. (D) 190 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 104 44 acres.. 8 980 2 048 bushels.. 438 487 125 467 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 646 715 acres.. 230 330 221 156 bushels.. 5 250 627 5 747 779 Cotton .......................farms.. 125 258 acres.. 21 226 34 374 bales.. 13 202 22 341 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 4 acres.. 1 782 90 bushels.. 67 086 2 900 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 15 17 acres.. 1 282 1 156 pounds.. 3 301 650 3 572 274 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 449 506 acres.. 28 994 29 975 tons, dry.. 62 403 62 624 @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.