1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WICHITA COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 310 302 Land in farms ..................acres.. 449 558 443 802 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 450 1 470 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 763 813 708 214 Average per acre .........dollars.. 525 461 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 450 112 950 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 21 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 163 161 Total cropland .................farms.. 276 266 acres.. 362 728 379 187 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 247 252 acres.. 199 487 193 872 Irrigated land .................farms.. 147 152 acres.. 64 714 72 499 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 273 853 332 143 Average per farm .........dollars.. 883 396 1 099 811 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 070 28 979 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 236 783 303 164 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 55 $100,000 or more .................... 146 129 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 250 312 213 265 Average per farm .........dollars.. 804 860 706 177 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 230 227 Other ............................... 80 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 144 135 200 days or more ................... 65 64 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 138 127 number.. 130 248 133 984 Beef cows ..................farms.. 90 86 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 144 132 number.. 318 710 373 893 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 8 number.. 2 248 3 000 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 10 number.. 3 729 5 126 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 11 number.. 425 724 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) 209 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 101 95 acres.. 25 179 20 201 bushels.. 4 117 684 3 284 535 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 40 acres.. 6 005 4 569 tons, green.. 149 453 111 227 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 128 123 acres.. 23 356 18 235 bushels.. 1 948 570 1 766 857 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 237 242 acres.. 135 002 141 062 bushels.. 6 490 816 5 504 348 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 3 acres.. 418 140 bushels.. 11 400 8 150 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 16 acres.. 2 157 1 573 bushels.. 93 669 64 958 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 61 64 acres.. 6 395 4 950 tons, dry.. 20 542 15 046 @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.