1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALFALFA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 774 785 Land in farms ..................acres.. 487 638 480 129 Average size of farm .......acres.. 630 612 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 416 242 361 940 Average per acre .........dollars.. 702 585 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 034 57 994 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 216 216 500 to 999 acres .................... 154 160 1,000 acres or more ................. 166 156 Total cropland .................farms.. 700 724 acres.. 363 405 355 559 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 648 693 acres.. 278 200 231 289 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 2 326 1 340 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 228 71 354 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 157 90 897 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 093 18 009 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 69 134 53 345 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 180 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 133 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 119 108 $100,000 or more .................... 190 165 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 80 227 63 260 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 653 80 483 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 774 786 $1,000.. 10 802 6 615 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 956 8 416 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 509 519 Other ............................... 265 266 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 326 348 200 days or more ................... 195 219 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 525 539 number.. 100 990 94 729 Beef cows ..................farms.. 313 281 number.. 13 134 11 614 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 7 number.. 369 217 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 534 551 number.. 108 971 102 460 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 34 number.. 8 313 6 423 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 34 number.. 16 422 11 204 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 35 number.. 2 836 3 543 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 28 number.. 521 909 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 9 15 acres.. 529 382 bushels.. 20 474 12 925 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 589 657 acres.. 247 258 205 437 bushels.. 7 071 142 6 607 562 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 740 bushels.. (D) 10 680 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 375 347 acres.. 31 131 26 438 tons, dry.. 79 391 74 153 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .