1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KAY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 964 971 Land in farms ..................acres.. 477 655 454 851 Average size of farm .......acres.. 495 468 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 481 292 005 Average per acre .........dollars.. 594 597 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 816 45 246 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 144 50 to 179 acres ..................... 261 275 180 to 499 acres .................... 209 230 500 to 999 acres .................... 145 124 1,000 acres or more ................. 160 149 Total cropland .................farms.. 823 860 acres.. 340 203 315 398 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 745 768 acres.. 271 379 209 795 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 14 acres.. 1 677 545 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 877 33 494 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 628 34 495 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 719 14 283 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 158 19 211 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 177 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 116 141 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 144 163 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 188 197 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 134 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 115 97 $100,000 or more .................... 125 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 146 32 770 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 757 33 748 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 964 971 $1,000.. 2 963 354 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 073 365 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 553 544 Other ............................... 411 427 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 500 526 200 days or more ................... 348 363 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 592 619 number.. 53 047 51 573 Beef cows ..................farms.. 441 449 number.. 12 224 14 329 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 18 number.. 609 528 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 596 614 number.. 38 853 35 968 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 56 number.. 4 985 4 716 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 52 number.. 7 629 7 970 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 65 number.. 5 738 6 570 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 64 number.. 1 614 1 909 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 109 155 acres.. 8 569 12 368 bushels.. 440 452 560 167 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 634 647 acres.. 238 993 172 753 bushels.. 6 474 208 4 899 324 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 24 acres.. 502 1 614 bushels.. 11 760 23 841 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 410 416 acres.. 22 330 23 309 tons, dry.. 45 657 45 161 @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. .