1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BLAINE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 825 919 Land in farms ..................acres.. 513 789 520 579 Average size of farm .......acres.. 623 566 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 372 116 312 847 Average per acre .........dollars.. 574 560 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 452 49 946 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 180 216 180 to 499 acres .................... 222 253 500 to 999 acres .................... 173 193 1,000 acres or more ................. 167 158 Total cropland .................farms.. 738 830 acres.. 295 171 304 601 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 674 762 acres.. 211 679 182 684 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 12 acres.. 3 262 1 010 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 133 52 554 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 221 57 186 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 644 10 792 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 489 41 762 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 156 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 201 243 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 142 153 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 128 93 $100,000 or more .................... 94 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 720 48 072 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 933 52 310 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 826 919 $1,000.. 8 030 4 659 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 721 5 070 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 522 574 Other ............................... 303 345 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 403 466 200 days or more ................... 261 293 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 638 686 number.. 83 769 90 644 Beef cows ..................farms.. 534 539 number.. 21 907 21 584 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 17 number.. 433 602 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 645 710 number.. 90 624 77 097 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 38 number.. 925 2 026 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 31 number.. 2 782 3 865 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 26 number.. 1 514 1 936 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 36 number.. 2 563 1 617 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 450 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 34 52 acres.. 2 397 1 869 bushels.. 149 413 87 272 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 593 691 acres.. 187 057 152 600 bushels.. 4 842 331 3 834 226 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 223 412 bales.. 121 419 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 9 2 acres.. 545 (D) pounds.. 1 760 690 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 385 457 acres.. 22 477 28 164 tons, dry.. 42 368 46 902 @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. .