1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRANT COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 688 764 Land in farms ..................acres.. 584 588 599 536 Average size of farm .......acres.. 850 785 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 559 194 413 366 Average per acre .........dollars.. 664 537 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 984 65 282 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 132 180 to 499 acres .................... 167 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 168 173 1,000 acres or more ................. 182 209 Total cropland .................farms.. 647 711 acres.. 431 374 465 433 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 595 689 acres.. 354 361 372 491 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 155 54 306 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 888 71 082 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 207 26 560 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 948 27 746 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 120 147 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 133 $100,000 or more .................... 159 142 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 963 44 615 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 260 58 474 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 439 521 Other ............................... 249 243 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 338 347 200 days or more ................... 191 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 413 457 number.. 53 760 54 544 Beef cows ..................farms.. 335 341 number.. 13 696 13 779 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 11 number.. 269 443 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 415 455 number.. 39 897 45 401 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 37 number.. 1 151 1 496 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 30 number.. 1 861 3 668 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 25 number.. 1 553 5 358 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 15 number.. 279 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 171 44 acres.. 32 693 3 012 bushels.. 2 093 406 155 429 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 547 664 acres.. 299 949 350 994 bushels.. 11 532 315 8 715 989 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 0 acres.. 625 0 bales.. 816 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 48 4 acres.. 6 617 236 bushels.. 180 398 5 773 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 277 335 acres.. 22 541 22 740 tons, dry.. 57 640 53 436 @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.