1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILSON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 541 551 Land in farms ..................acres.. 301 477 312 717 Average size of farm .......acres.. 557 568 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 280 229 245 603 Average per acre .........dollars.. 534 456 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 174 54 552 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 150 142 180 to 499 acres .................... 141 146 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 91 96 Total cropland .................farms.. 454 480 acres.. 175 885 178 619 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 416 452 acres.. 141 297 133 056 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 9 acres.. 545 986 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 259 31 214 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 173 56 650 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 224 18 279 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 034 12 935 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 68 $100,000 or more .................... 94 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 972 21 175 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 244 38 431 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 278 342 Other ............................... 263 209 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 302 256 200 days or more ................... 222 170 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 375 380 number.. 33 565 29 298 Beef cows ..................farms.. 342 342 number.. 15 617 13 834 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 12 number.. 481 288 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 373 380 number.. 20 355 20 336 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 43 number.. 8 786 11 792 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 43 number.. 12 915 22 264 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 15 number.. (D) 1 248 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 11 number.. 307 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 49 acres.. 4 202 4 514 bushels.. 531 106 544 587 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 169 202 acres.. 24 982 23 649 bushels.. 2 407 770 2 218 172 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 210 270 acres.. 34 035 43 740 bushels.. 1 712 517 1 830 503 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 37 acres.. 748 708 bushels.. 39 701 33 728 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 233 259 acres.. 59 050 46 846 bushels.. 1 938 960 1 464 238 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 315 338 acres.. 30 584 25 785 tons, dry.. 48 811 45 693 @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.