1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 61 593 63 278 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 089 268 46 672 188 Average size of farm .......acres.. 748 738 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 430 533 343 312 Average per acre .........dollars.. 577 463 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 047 58 812 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 223 2 632 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 970 6 023 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 118 14 221 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 928 15 218 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 687 10 817 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 667 14 367 Total cropland .................farms.. 54 145 56 389 acres.. 30 020 580 31 119 250 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 48 280 52 348 acres.. 19 839 087 18 794 787 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 135 6 543 acres.. 2 707 489 2 680 343 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 207 130 8 315 965 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 483 131 420 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 221 766 2 270 577 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 985 364 6 045 388 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 968 8 387 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 068 5 618 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 767 7 808 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 293 12 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 757 9 387 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 304 8 277 $100,000 or more .................... 13 436 11 669 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 290 703 6 920 528 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 373 109 364 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 34 979 39 324 Other ............................... 26 614 23 954 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 31 891 30 776 200 days or more ................... 21 507 19 757 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 36 244 37 889 number.. 6 506 089 6 066 493 Beef cows ..................farms.. 29 446 30 308 number.. 1 466 429 1 434 017 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 466 2 165 number.. 82 080 85 132 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 36 207 37 893 number.. 8 271 113 7 699 746 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 831 5 684 number.. 1 585 224 1 584 048 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 873 6 089 number.. 3 184 437 2 992 913 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 478 2 120 number.. 119 099 206 566 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 019 2 407 number.. 1 805 127 1 926 383 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 93 80 number.. 35 018 88 483 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 833 9 604 acres.. 2 497 516 1 748 802 bushels.. 356 413 100 258 720 259 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 765 1 797 acres.. 117 472 105 469 tons, green.. 2 042 941 1 810 537 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 20 398 23 820 acres.. 3 077 984 2 957 276 bushels.. 231 561 211 222 145 624 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 392 36 623 acres.. 9 560 615 9 942 149 bushels.. 407 515 802 329 082 833 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 603 4 659 acres.. 79 163 118 788 bushels.. 4 530 823 6 024 886 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 733 14 743 acres.. 2 208 642 1 669 958 bushels.. 78 563 054 56 854 327 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 30 573 32 926 acres.. 2 565 482 2 509 904 tons, dry.. 6 147 197 5 938 634 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.