1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CANADIAN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 165 1 071 Land in farms ..................acres.. 466 874 499 876 Average size of farm .......acres.. 401 467 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 396 539 368 322 Average per acre .........dollars.. 978 793 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 736 48 943 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 85 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 209 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 345 310 180 to 499 acres .................... 223 231 500 to 999 acres .................... 183 148 1,000 acres or more ................. 120 156 Total cropland .................farms.. 959 912 acres.. 280 056 318 561 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 784 795 acres.. 195 954 222 652 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 52 acres.. 4 466 3 864 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 587 71 943 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 156 67 174 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 344 20 451 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 242 51 492 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 259 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 148 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 154 140 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 203 198 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 159 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 114 127 $100,000 or more .................... 162 176 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 401 59 099 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 229 55 130 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 583 612 Other ............................... 582 459 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 655 535 200 days or more ................... 466 373 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 861 782 number.. 97 607 95 583 Beef cows ..................farms.. 635 545 number.. 25 697 22 554 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 29 number.. 1 361 2 077 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 860 791 number.. 80 003 80 844 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 55 number.. 6 165 7 148 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 50 number.. 6 523 11 137 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 42 number.. 3 371 4 798 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 35 number.. 782 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 19 23 acres.. 1 329 1 749 bushels.. 50 142 89 828 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 520 605 acres.. 151 849 184 089 bushels.. 4 234 570 5 268 740 Cotton .......................farms.. 13 17 acres.. 921 1 191 bales.. 722 752 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 61 27 acres.. 5 868 1 585 bushels.. 156 988 42 339 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 390 417 pounds.. 1 045 000 1 325 806 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 566 541 acres.. 40 908 33 830 tons, dry.. 93 797 77 929 @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.