1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRADY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 625 1 432 Land in farms ..................acres.. 608 870 566 152 Average size of farm .......acres.. 375 395 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 041 221 972 Average per acre .........dollars.. 656 573 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 345 40 730 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 274 220 50 to 179 acres ..................... 531 418 180 to 499 acres .................... 443 430 500 to 999 acres .................... 169 173 1,000 acres or more ................. 148 135 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 279 1 153 acres.. 278 381 272 607 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 968 889 acres.. 153 185 146 960 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 49 acres.. 7 017 7 786 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 89 271 79 081 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 936 55 224 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 838 12 974 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 433 66 106 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 388 294 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 272 208 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 276 250 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 275 294 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 154 130 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 119 111 $100,000 or more .................... 141 145 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 81 198 70 359 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 999 49 168 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 758 748 Other ............................... 867 684 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 938 744 200 days or more ................... 664 519 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 345 1 158 number.. 127 111 109 237 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 112 924 number.. 45 396 37 527 Milk cows ..................farms.. 85 91 number.. 21 280 14 638 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 313 1 125 number.. 79 212 76 644 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 92 number.. 7 728 5 356 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 69 number.. 7 080 7 255 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 62 number.. 1 580 3 213 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 61 59 number.. 1 320 1 354 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 12 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 35 38 acres.. 2 010 2 563 bushels.. 104 415 118 357 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 339 422 acres.. 69 918 75 968 bushels.. 1 853 530 2 144 745 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 32 acres.. 333 2 285 bales.. 262 1 470 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 10 acres.. 2 787 1 190 bushels.. 61 643 35 889 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 19 30 acres.. 1 408 2 434 pounds.. 2 894 344 5 440 536 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 834 749 acres.. 72 638 60 725 tons, dry.. 178 150 154 245 @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.