1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KIOWA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 692 760 Land in farms ..................acres.. 558 313 565 089 Average size of farm .......acres.. 807 744 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 372 699 353 108 Average per acre .........dollars.. 465 480 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 974 51 081 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 126 180 to 499 acres .................... 170 200 500 to 999 acres .................... 157 157 1,000 acres or more ................. 189 199 Total cropland .................farms.. 635 695 acres.. 357 670 364 857 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 584 633 acres.. 247 033 213 212 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 17 acres.. 972 1 306 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 867 42 948 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 282 56 511 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 510 18 705 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 357 24 243 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 168 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 114 108 $100,000 or more .................... 125 112 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 762 37 364 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 014 49 034 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 692 762 $1,000.. 6 448 6 787 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 318 8 907 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 467 482 Other ............................... 225 278 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 312 367 200 days or more ................... 180 227 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 510 530 number.. 53 708 58 451 Beef cows ..................farms.. 413 402 number.. 15 862 14 511 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 7 number.. 339 564 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 513 541 number.. 45 242 50 833 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 17 number.. 657 807 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 14 number.. 1 143 1 235 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 20 number.. 4 533 1 622 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 16 number.. 301 277 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 19 26 acres.. 1 227 1 132 bushels.. 55 135 54 193 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 532 575 acres.. 204 519 160 839 bushels.. 5 353 249 3 899 759 Cotton .......................farms.. 238 357 acres.. 28 916 36 933 bales.. 16 727 29 320 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 6 3 acres.. 368 263 pounds.. 1 015 393 703 900 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 281 300 acres.. 14 687 16 103 tons, dry.. 34 504 26 321 @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. .