Editing Alfalfa County, Oklahoma (section)

==Economy==
The largely rural economy is based on agricultural and energy production. Agriculture has altered to be based in industrial-scale farms and production. The county is the second-largest producer of [[winter wheat]] in Oklahoma. The [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] estimated the county's winter wheat production at 5,957,000 bushels for 2015.<ref name="USDA-ww">{{cite web|title=Oklahoma Winter Wheat County Estimates|
url=https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Oklahoma/Publications/County_Estimates/2015/ok_wheat_ce_2015.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609235231/https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Oklahoma/Publications/County_Estimates/2015/ok_wheat_ce_2015.pdf |archive-date=June 9, 2016 |url-status=live|website=National Agricultural Statistics Service - Southern Plains Regional Field Office|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture|access-date=May 16, 2016|date=December 11, 2015}}</ref>  The USDA also listed the county as the state's seventh-largest producer of [[sorghum]] in 2015, at 702,000 bushels.<ref name="USDA-srgm">{{cite web|title=Oklahoma Grain Sorghum County Estimates|
url=https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Oklahoma/Publications/County_Estimates/2016/ok_ce_sorghum_2016.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609232710/https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Oklahoma/Publications/County_Estimates/2016/ok_ce_sorghum_2016.pdf |archive-date=June 9, 2016 |url-status=live|website=National Agricultural Statistics Service - Southern Plains Regional Field Office|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture|access-date=May 16, 2016|date=March 2, 2016}}</ref>

Alfalfa County remains a major producer of [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]]. In 2012, it was second (surpassed only by neighboring Woods County) in production of natural gas for Oklahoma counties, with an output of 419,606,514 Mcf (thousand cubic feet). It is also a major producer of crude oil, with total output of 3,395,396 barrels in 2012, which was fifth among Oklahoma counties.<ref name="OCC">{{cite web|last1=Lawter|first1=Jason|title=STATISTICAL DEPARTMENT 2012|url=http://www.occeweb.com/og/ogmonthytd.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229204828/http://www.occeweb.com/og/ogmonthytd.pdf |archive-date=December 29, 2010 |url-status=live|website=www.occeweb.com|publisher=OKLAHOMA CORPORATION COMMISSION - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION DIVISION|access-date=May 16, 2016|date=2012}}</ref><ref name="NPR1">{{cite web|last1=Wertz|first1=Joe|title=Map: Where Natural Gas is Produced in Oklahoma|date=December 14, 2012|url=https://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/maps/map-where-natural-gas-is-produced-in-oklahoma/|website=Oklahoma - Economy, Energy, Natural Resources: Policy to People|publisher=StateImpact|access-date=May 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630131654/https://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/maps/map-where-natural-gas-is-produced-in-oklahoma/|archive-date=June 30, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="NPR2">{{cite web|last1=Wertz|first1=Joe|title=Map: Where Oklahoma Oil is Produced|date=December 7, 2012|url=https://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/maps/map-where-oklahoma-oil-is-produced/|website=Oklahoma - Economy, Energy, Natural Resources: Policy to People|publisher=StateImpact|access-date=May 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630131707/https://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/maps/map-where-oklahoma-oil-is-produced/|archive-date=June 30, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>