1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRANT COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 764 866 Land in farms ..................acres.. 599 536 582 944 Average size of farm .......acres.. 785 673 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 413 366 353 655 Average per acre .........dollars.. 537 525 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 282 67 822 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 150 180 to 499 acres .................... 195 246 500 to 999 acres .................... 173 208 1,000 acres or more ................. 209 194 Total cropland .................farms.. 711 821 acres.. 465 433 464 711 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 689 795 acres.. 372 491 300 784 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 306 47 342 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 082 54 667 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 560 20 404 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 746 26 938 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 210 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 147 154 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 133 136 $100,000 or more .................... 142 107 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 615 41 842 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 474 48 372 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 763 865 $1,000.. 8 168 3 660 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 705 4 231 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 521 576 Other ............................... 243 290 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 347 415 200 days or more ................... 213 243 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 457 503 number.. 54 544 62 530 Beef cows ..................farms.. 341 347 number.. 13 779 12 667 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 13 number.. 443 574 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 455 505 number.. 45 401 52 426 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 38 number.. 1 496 3 848 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 43 number.. 3 668 6 720 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 47 number.. 5 358 12 804 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 40 number.. (D) 866 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 44 52 acres.. 3 012 2 875 bushels.. 155 429 117 907 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 664 758 acres.. 350 994 277 990 bushels.. 8 715 989 7 912 649 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 2 acres.. 236 (D) bushels.. 5 773 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 335 345 acres.. 22 740 20 381 tons, dry.. 53 436 44 331 @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. .