1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHEROKEE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 725 764 Land in farms ..................acres.. 269 253 271 015 Average size of farm .......acres.. 371 355 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 284 197 186 685 Average per acre .........dollars.. 752 528 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 826 43 696 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 161 145 50 to 179 acres ..................... 222 281 180 to 499 acres .................... 174 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 601 657 acres.. 208 436 213 067 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 530 580 acres.. 172 002 168 853 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 5 acres.. (D) 55 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 187 35 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 982 46 883 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 771 23 614 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 417 12 204 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 57 $100,000 or more .................... 110 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 479 27 671 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 292 36 218 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 359 420 Other ............................... 366 344 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 404 400 200 days or more ................... 309 280 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 496 524 number.. 24 632 25 057 Beef cows ..................farms.. 441 484 number.. 12 939 12 080 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 16 number.. 116 356 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 478 506 number.. 11 971 12 439 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 42 number.. 2 808 4 625 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 39 number.. 4 477 8 686 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 61 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 80 87 acres.. 10 670 6 719 bushels.. 1 206 967 709 342 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 7 acres.. 70 91 tons, green.. 1 515 1 285 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 182 207 acres.. 26 416 21 329 bushels.. 2 371 101 1 972 219 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 250 351 acres.. 56 141 72 613 bushels.. 2 671 911 3 023 145 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 52 acres.. 987 1 174 bushels.. 73 633 60 916 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 285 335 acres.. 83 747 73 795 bushels.. 2 565 050 1 875 418 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 344 371 acres.. 19 876 17 485 tons, dry.. 35 167 27 871 @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.