1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WOODSON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 371 362 Land in farms ..................acres.. 254 482 265 978 Average size of farm .......acres.. 686 735 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 335 500 262 482 Average per acre .........dollars.. 460 382 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 978 37 541 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 79 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 99 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 304 309 acres.. 121 945 134 237 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 275 294 acres.. 94 106 99 632 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 620 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 907 24 700 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 527 68 233 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 325 9 803 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 582 14 897 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 68 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 40 $100,000 or more .................... 60 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 818 20 183 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 419 55 754 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 220 220 Other ............................... 151 142 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 179 161 200 days or more ................... 128 111 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 293 264 number.. 29 645 27 354 Beef cows ..................farms.. 262 229 number.. 10 703 11 013 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 300 260 number.. 27 519 24 473 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 30 number.. 1 495 2 964 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 30 number.. 2 023 4 444 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 23 number.. 830 1 007 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 14 number.. (D) 255 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 65 69 acres.. 6 539 5 277 bushels.. 717 905 544 737 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 117 163 acres.. 12 678 15 930 bushels.. 1 173 803 1 339 931 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 114 170 acres.. 15 844 22 318 bushels.. 773 760 789 534 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 29 acres.. 566 778 bushels.. 29 428 47 947 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 164 174 acres.. 29 591 26 083 bushels.. 1 074 137 771 389 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 224 234 acres.. 32 544 37 124 tons, dry.. 47 457 52 015 @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.