1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALFALFA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 709 774 Land in farms ..................acres.. 502 045 487 638 Average size of farm .......acres.. 708 630 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 485 148 416 242 Average per acre .........dollars.. 713 702 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 549 58 034 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 158 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 180 216 500 to 999 acres .................... 135 154 1,000 acres or more ................. 173 166 Total cropland .................farms.. 652 700 acres.. 375 907 363 405 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 592 648 acres.. 291 239 278 200 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 10 acres.. 3 304 2 326 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 89 885 92 228 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 777 119 157 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 753 23 093 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 58 132 69 134 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 133 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 125 119 $100,000 or more .................... 174 190 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 882 80 227 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 912 103 653 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 440 509 Other ............................... 269 265 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 356 326 200 days or more ................... 201 195 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 479 525 number.. 102 837 100 990 Beef cows ..................farms.. 303 313 number.. 14 812 13 134 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. 232 369 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 485 534 number.. 99 480 108 971 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 30 number.. 7 883 8 313 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 30 number.. 13 242 16 422 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 31 number.. 1 642 2 836 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 18 number.. 200 521 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 31 9 acres.. 2 950 529 bushels.. 123 306 20 474 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 529 589 acres.. 257 119 247 258 bushels.. 9 318 962 7 071 142 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 2 acres.. 916 (D) bushels.. 20 085 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 338 375 acres.. 33 369 31 131 tons, dry.. 116 875 79 391 @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.