1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DEWEY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 713 692 Land in farms ..................acres.. 619 270 583 098 Average size of farm .......acres.. 869 843 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 352 109 319 461 Average per acre .........dollars.. 385 385 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 648 40 692 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 128 180 to 499 acres .................... 219 215 500 to 999 acres .................... 132 143 1,000 acres or more ................. 177 161 Total cropland .................farms.. 589 574 acres.. 226 911 199 488 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 445 467 acres.. 128 745 121 561 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 13 acres.. 1 834 1 724 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 260 35 229 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 051 50 909 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 800 8 530 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 460 26 699 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 161 174 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 73 $100,000 or more .................... 70 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 607 29 027 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 066 41 947 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 386 425 Other ............................... 327 267 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 359 326 200 days or more ................... 260 219 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 553 555 number.. 62 327 63 333 Beef cows ..................farms.. 491 479 number.. 25 673 22 661 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 12 number.. 174 369 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 555 559 number.. 46 727 49 150 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 33 number.. 148 1 414 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 26 number.. 477 1 854 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 8 number.. 483 337 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 40 number.. 653 1 632 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 26 19 acres.. 1 363 737 bushels.. 55 394 24 305 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 360 384 acres.. 113 251 104 214 bushels.. 3 162 665 2 728 063 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 355 bales.. 0 214 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 249 300 acres.. 15 628 17 443 tons, dry.. 33 359 30 726 @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.