1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KAY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 929 964 Land in farms ..................acres.. 469 493 477 655 Average size of farm .......acres.. 505 495 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 351 131 304 481 Average per acre .........dollars.. 695 594 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 678 51 816 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 132 135 50 to 179 acres ..................... 283 261 180 to 499 acres .................... 175 209 500 to 999 acres .................... 150 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 149 160 Total cropland .................farms.. 830 823 acres.. 330 944 340 203 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 728 745 acres.. 273 028 271 379 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 16 acres.. 464 1 677 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 486 46 877 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 803 48 628 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 182 21 719 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 304 25 158 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 142 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 127 144 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 162 188 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 109 134 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 107 115 $100,000 or more .................... 168 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 122 43 146 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 066 44 757 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 518 553 Other ............................... 411 411 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 491 500 200 days or more ................... 343 348 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 551 592 number.. 42 772 53 047 Beef cows ..................farms.. 448 441 number.. 13 222 12 224 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 22 number.. 541 609 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 547 596 number.. 35 267 38 853 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 55 number.. 2 262 4 985 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 55 number.. 3 987 7 629 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 62 number.. 4 939 5 738 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 41 54 number.. 1 180 1 614 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 206 109 acres.. 34 448 8 569 bushels.. 1 994 035 440 452 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 534 634 acres.. 200 096 238 993 bushels.. 8 608 682 6 474 208 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 0 acres.. 2 572 0 bales.. 3 801 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 146 8 acres.. 22 116 502 bushels.. 792 720 11 760 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 410 410 acres.. 21 654 22 330 tons, dry.. 43 792 45 657 @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.