1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 376 379 Land in farms ..................acres.. 391 291 386 881 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 041 1 021 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 439 384 306 583 Average per acre .........dollars.. 414 289 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 404 30 179 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 100 101 Total cropland .................farms.. 266 283 acres.. 61 428 67 003 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 226 240 acres.. 32 449 32 376 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) 34 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 016 29 706 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 171 78 380 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 823 7 062 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 194 22 644 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 35 $100,000 or more .................... 58 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 057 24 629 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 662 64 984 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 210 235 Other ............................... 166 144 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 195 179 200 days or more ................... 135 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 314 304 number.. 51 930 43 160 Beef cows ..................farms.. 261 263 number.. 18 741 16 917 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 15 number.. 16 304 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 317 303 number.. 42 194 38 206 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 27 number.. 2 200 3 993 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 30 number.. 4 616 8 129 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 9 number.. 257 243 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 17 number.. (D) 520 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 599 bushels.. (D) 67 758 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 19 38 acres.. 2 082 3 320 bushels.. 145 903 231 335 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 73 acres.. 6 963 10 382 bushels.. 298 546 366 711 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 13 acres.. 34 310 bushels.. 1 270 13 010 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 23 acres.. 5 750 4 242 bushels.. 197 693 122 047 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 208 200 acres.. 18 002 14 513 tons, dry.. 29 921 24 340 @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.