1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KIOWA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 702 692 Land in farms ..................acres.. 595 283 558 313 Average size of farm .......acres.. 848 807 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 379 628 372 699 Average per acre .........dollars.. 448 465 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 257 53 974 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 136 123 180 to 499 acres .................... 173 170 500 to 999 acres .................... 122 157 1,000 acres or more ................. 204 189 Total cropland .................farms.. 620 635 acres.. 361 579 357 670 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 526 584 acres.. 256 090 247 033 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 16 acres.. 1 033 972 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 826 45 867 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 826 66 282 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 091 20 510 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 735 25 357 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 149 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 114 $100,000 or more .................... 119 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 907 38 762 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 121 56 014 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 406 467 Other ............................... 296 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 338 312 200 days or more ................... 222 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 550 510 number.. 81 835 53 708 Beef cows ..................farms.. 445 413 number.. 20 954 15 862 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 12 number.. 129 339 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 543 513 number.. 62 350 45 242 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 14 number.. 765 657 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 16 number.. 7 856 1 143 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 23 number.. 2 144 4 533 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 11 number.. 385 301 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 65 19 acres.. 8 765 1 227 bushels.. 294 264 55 135 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 443 532 acres.. 213 501 204 519 bushels.. 4 332 154 5 353 249 Cotton .......................farms.. 114 238 acres.. 16 750 28 916 bales.. 11 314 16 727 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 2 acres.. 1 374 (D) bushels.. 24 119 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 6 6 acres.. 378 368 pounds.. 992 744 1 015 393 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 286 281 acres.. 17 478 14 687 tons, dry.. 34 663 34 504 @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.