Grady County Agriculture Profile

Based on 1997

 Number of Farms

 1625
 Estimated market Value of land and Buildings  
     Average per Farm  $253,041
 Farms by size    Average Per Acre  $656
  1-9 acres

60 
   
  10-49 acres

 274
 Estimated Market Value of Machinery & Equip.  
  50-179 acres

 531
 Average per Farm  $38,345
  180-499 acres

 443
   
  500-999 acres

 169
 Market Value of Ag Products  
  1000 acres or more

 148
 Sold  $89,271,000
     Average per Farm  $54,936
 Average Size of Farm

 375
 Crops  $13,838,000
     Livestock  $75,433,000
 Approximate Land Area  704,671    
 Proportion in Farms

 86.4%
 Total Farm Production Expenses  $81,198,000
     Average per Farm  $49,999
 Ave. Age of Operator

 55.2
   
     Net Cash Return from Agriculture Sales  $5,584,000
     Average Per Farm  $3,439

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 Frost Free Date - March 29th to October 30th

Average Frost Date - November 8th to April 5th

Average rainfall - "32

Elevation - 1100 feet above sea level

Growing Season - 224 days
 

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1997 Gross Agirculture Production

 Commodity

 Acres Harvested

 Estimated Value
 Wheat  68,000  $6,630,000
 Oats  700  $75,600
 Grain Sorghum  6100  $1,302,600
 Alfalfa  30,000  $12,568,140
 Other Hay  48,000  $4,961,000
 Peanuts  1,900  $1,326,100
 Cotton  500  $154,310
 Corn  1600  $496,800
 Soybeans  1000  $193,500
 Misc Crops    $1,875,000
 Government Payments    $2,159,211
 CRP Payments    $192,333
 Gross Crop Production    $31,934,594
 Livestock Production    $86,339,512
 Gross Agriculture Production    $118,274,106

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