1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BLAINE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 841 825 Land in farms ..................acres.. 546 677 513 789 Average size of farm .......acres.. 650 623 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 363 194 372 116 Average per acre .........dollars.. 549 574 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 942 54 452 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 208 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 233 222 500 to 999 acres .................... 163 173 1,000 acres or more ................. 168 167 Total cropland .................farms.. 758 738 acres.. 304 027 295 171 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 658 674 acres.. 214 843 211 679 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 18 acres.. 3 007 3 262 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 367 71 133 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 994 86 221 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 555 16 644 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 812 54 489 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 194 201 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 126 142 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 120 128 $100,000 or more .................... 99 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 594 62 720 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 185 75 933 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 442 522 Other ............................... 399 303 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 471 403 200 days or more ................... 330 261 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 659 638 number.. 95 257 83 769 Beef cows ..................farms.. 568 534 number.. 27 576 21 907 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 16 number.. 251 433 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 656 645 number.. 95 195 90 624 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 41 number.. (D) 925 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 37 number.. (D) 2 782 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 21 number.. 966 1 514 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 24 number.. (D) 2 563 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 50 34 acres.. 4 687 2 397 bushels.. 193 867 149 413 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 548 593 acres.. 181 647 187 057 bushels.. 4 803 996 4 842 331 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 6 acres.. 80 223 bales.. 51 121 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 1 acres.. 1 383 (D) bushels.. 41 164 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 9 9 acres.. 664 545 pounds.. 2 469 960 1 760 690 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 392 385 acres.. 27 819 22 477 tons, dry.. 56 281 42 368 @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.