1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WALLACE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 277 283 Land in farms ..................acres.. 480 043 471 658 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 733 1 667 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 613 917 648 670 Average per acre .........dollars.. 376 369 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 587 79 782 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 124 142 Total cropland .................farms.. 243 253 acres.. 266 220 267 458 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 190 214 acres.. 137 873 129 155 Irrigated land .................farms.. 82 106 acres.. 42 071 49 006 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 042 30 445 Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 115 107 578 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 873 18 688 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 169 11 756 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 42 $100,000 or more .................... 84 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 263 27 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 402 96 531 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 185 220 Other ............................... 92 63 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 120 108 200 days or more ................... 67 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 134 145 number.. 26 595 24 562 Beef cows ..................farms.. 108 127 number.. (D) 9 977 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 48 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 132 146 number.. 22 417 17 957 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 16 number.. 2 154 1 764 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 15 number.. 7 202 11 234 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 18 number.. 659 2 000 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 10 number.. 279 340 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 81 95 acres.. 30 658 30 637 bushels.. 4 049 433 4 531 787 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 7 acres.. 296 591 tons, green.. 4 829 9 795 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 20 37 acres.. 2 261 4 848 bushels.. 139 302 256 345 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 165 192 acres.. 95 699 79 061 bushels.. 3 333 175 2 456 713 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 372 1 120 bushels.. 25 676 49 550 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 8 acres.. 314 663 bushels.. 12 168 22 784 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 59 68 acres.. 4 723 7 259 tons, dry.. 13 268 18 313 @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.