1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CADDO COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 496 1 441 Land in farms ..................acres.. 726 629 726 481 Average size of farm .......acres.. 486 504 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 330 939 296 647 Average per acre .........dollars.. 670 599 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 504 48 025 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 137 125 50 to 179 acres ..................... 469 461 180 to 499 acres .................... 411 337 500 to 999 acres .................... 228 257 1,000 acres or more ................. 212 213 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 286 1 253 acres.. 403 465 426 898 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 046 1 052 acres.. 262 279 259 910 Irrigated land .................farms.. 232 294 acres.. 44 593 48 636 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 135 88 758 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 919 61 594 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 677 49 375 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 458 39 382 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 250 187 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 173 176 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 236 211 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 278 266 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 177 188 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 162 165 $100,000 or more .................... 220 248 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 158 69 125 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 897 48 004 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 801 838 Other ............................... 695 603 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 808 697 200 days or more ................... 570 469 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 207 1 130 number.. 137 824 108 654 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 044 974 number.. 49 695 43 228 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 25 number.. 369 550 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 202 1 126 number.. 90 637 73 860 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 53 number.. 17 991 3 388 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 47 number.. 123 906 5 138 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 28 number.. 1 949 1 783 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 30 number.. 461 555 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 130 151 acres.. 11 106 8 709 bushels.. 452 765 507 160 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 643 705 acres.. 166 770 167 250 bushels.. 4 240 134 4 890 635 Cotton .......................farms.. 29 124 acres.. 2 763 10 238 bales.. 2 294 4 797 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 65 8 acres.. 6 133 928 bushels.. 155 582 25 395 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 236 276 acres.. 28 400 29 713 pounds.. 76 596 162 86 570 890 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 713 686 acres.. 45 331 41 237 tons, dry.. 94 811 91 286 @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.