1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WYANDOTTE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 189 171 Land in farms ..................acres.. 22 351 22 553 Average size of farm .......acres.. 118 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 758 249 785 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 200 2 115 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 114 30 051 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 157 146 acres.. 16 828 18 719 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 129 123 acres.. 12 763 14 090 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 11 acres.. 18 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 658 4 883 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 647 28 558 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 175 3 681 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 484 1 203 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 9 $100,000 or more .................... 9 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 586 5 473 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 875 32 008 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 52 64 Other ............................... 137 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 134 94 200 days or more ................... 105 81 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 82 81 number.. 3 379 2 622 Beef cows ..................farms.. 66 71 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 67 72 number.. 1 981 1 035 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 5 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 10 number.. (D) 2 016 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 47 41 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 5 number.. 213 150 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 16 acres.. 2 397 2 022 bushels.. 244 870 227 541 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 1 022 bushels.. (D) 81 970 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 16 acres.. 1 524 1 077 bushels.. 68 573 39 932 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 86 (D) bushels.. 6 048 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 33 acres.. 5 315 6 426 bushels.. 173 528 256 664 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 75 77 acres.. 3 175 2 760 tons, dry.. 5 085 4 775 @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.