1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WOODS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 705 677 Land in farms ..................acres.. 804 637 743 563 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 141 1 098 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 667 891 469 466 Average per acre .........dollars.. 587 428 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 521 48 688 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 108 180 to 499 acres .................... 169 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 153 155 1,000 acres or more ................. 213 214 Total cropland .................farms.. 591 568 acres.. 290 383 289 220 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 492 520 acres.. 212 495 209 505 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 20 acres.. 2 783 2 523 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 400 68 121 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 461 100 621 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 240 16 063 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 160 52 057 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 133 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 120 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 108 $100,000 or more .................... 146 136 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 814 58 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 221 86 142 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 427 436 Other ............................... 278 241 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 341 326 200 days or more ................... 220 188 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 496 494 number.. 107 220 93 143 Beef cows ..................farms.. 389 378 number.. 24 324 23 156 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 15 number.. 39 70 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 503 505 number.. 104 218 87 139 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 27 number.. 483 1 649 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 28 number.. 1 398 2 890 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 20 number.. 628 1 420 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 400 390 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 6 acres.. 1 034 261 bushels.. 34 791 11 630 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 385 428 acres.. 190 340 190 949 bushels.. 6 982 093 5 485 136 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 1 acres.. 799 (D) bushels.. 20 119 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 289 291 acres.. 21 744 18 533 tons, dry.. 51 115 34 026 @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.