1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KINGFISHER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 998 921 Land in farms ..................acres.. 554 988 521 820 Average size of farm .......acres.. 556 567 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 431 280 362 419 Average per acre .........dollars.. 768 636 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 313 53 334 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 270 216 180 to 499 acres .................... 262 239 500 to 999 acres .................... 177 185 1,000 acres or more ................. 169 162 Total cropland .................farms.. 912 811 acres.. 367 328 358 004 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 773 721 acres.. 247 438 248 251 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 27 acres.. 4 878 4 693 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 99 470 76 160 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 669 82 693 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 358 18 647 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 78 112 57 514 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 132 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 203 170 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 141 150 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 133 $100,000 or more .................... 201 198 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 558 66 557 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 726 72 266 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 550 546 Other ............................... 448 375 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 531 440 200 days or more ................... 390 289 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 757 683 number.. 106 409 86 678 Beef cows ..................farms.. 501 393 number.. 19 167 16 461 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 29 number.. 1 531 2 414 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 759 690 number.. 95 152 89 519 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 47 number.. (D) 9 585 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 46 number.. (D) 26 614 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 31 number.. 2 613 6 027 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 22 number.. 769 803 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 30 4 acres.. 3 288 280 bushels.. 143 768 8 392 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 596 615 acres.. 196 593 213 410 bushels.. 5 472 205 5 292 702 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 4 acres.. 1 874 116 bushels.. 40 935 3 085 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 436 400 acres.. 37 362 29 058 tons, dry.. 82 071 59 531 @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.