1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 780 852 Land in farms ..................acres.. 536 328 521 110 Average size of farm .......acres.. 688 612 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 444 171 337 360 Average per acre .........dollars.. 683 533 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 174 63 735 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 148 166 180 to 499 acres .................... 198 245 500 to 999 acres .................... 145 170 1,000 acres or more ................. 175 184 Total cropland .................farms.. 666 760 acres.. 347 696 366 146 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 609 725 acres.. 273 272 256 147 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 41 acres.. 6 581 4 827 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 84 751 69 430 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 655 81 491 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 071 26 797 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 680 42 633 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 137 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 136 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 103 134 $100,000 or more .................... 206 201 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 020 52 777 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 641 61 872 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 523 630 Other ............................... 257 222 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 348 349 200 days or more ................... 208 195 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 535 605 number.. 61 739 59 979 Beef cows ..................farms.. 466 507 number.. 23 180 23 640 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 26 number.. 1 511 1 668 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 529 614 number.. 39 567 38 697 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 107 200 number.. 111 825 87 508 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 111 205 number.. 217 598 159 666 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 30 number.. 579 1 983 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 23 number.. 1 135 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 257 173 acres.. 24 751 14 123 bushels.. 2 161 244 1 555 458 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 62 33 acres.. 3 440 1 130 tons, green.. 44 746 17 133 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 453 595 acres.. 79 192 96 525 bushels.. 6 038 852 8 531 981 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 485 598 acres.. 93 528 88 611 bushels.. 4 248 532 2 591 815 Oats for grain................farms.. 82 124 acres.. 2 157 2 673 bushels.. 156 941 171 595 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 384 396 acres.. 44 853 25 242 bushels.. 1 289 071 892 902 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 448 547 acres.. 31 279 35 053 tons, dry.. 63 480 84 503 @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.