1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KINGFISHER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 921 942 Land in farms ..................acres.. 521 820 477 585 Average size of farm .......acres.. 567 507 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 362 419 307 334 Average per acre .........dollars.. 636 631 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 334 47 503 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 216 246 180 to 499 acres .................... 239 277 500 to 999 acres .................... 185 185 1,000 acres or more ................. 162 131 Total cropland .................farms.. 811 865 acres.. 358 004 327 428 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 721 778 acres.. 248 251 187 212 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 30 acres.. 4 693 4 619 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 160 67 689 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 693 71 856 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 647 11 395 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 514 56 294 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 170 206 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 150 149 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 133 95 $100,000 or more .................... 198 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 557 62 636 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 266 66 563 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 921 941 $1,000.. 9 719 2 777 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 553 2 951 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 546 575 Other ............................... 375 367 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 440 468 200 days or more ................... 289 285 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 683 676 number.. 86 678 94 524 Beef cows ..................farms.. 393 361 number.. 16 461 13 433 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 32 number.. 2 414 2 324 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 690 698 number.. 89 519 103 420 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 46 number.. 9 585 5 012 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 49 number.. 26 614 11 528 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 43 number.. 6 027 3 929 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 58 number.. 803 1 881 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 4 acres.. 280 391 bushels.. 8 392 18 060 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 615 684 acres.. 213 410 156 733 bushels.. 5 292 702 3 854 571 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 1 acres.. 116 (D) bushels.. 3 085 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 400 437 acres.. 29 058 27 927 tons, dry.. 59 531 55 892 @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. .