1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHEYENNE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 398 426 Land in farms ..................acres.. 562 300 592 207 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 413 1 390 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 674 856 521 466 Average per acre .........dollars.. 473 370 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 607 65 784 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 37 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 172 189 Total cropland .................farms.. 366 388 acres.. 367 867 387 156 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 347 350 acres.. 187 796 153 633 Irrigated land .................farms.. 125 115 acres.. 46 219 38 949 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 543 51 591 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 530 121 106 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 063 19 550 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 480 32 041 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 77 $100,000 or more .................... 115 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 326 44 124 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 396 103 335 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 279 326 Other ............................... 119 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 181 200 days or more ................... 91 88 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 197 228 number.. 48 426 45 434 Beef cows ..................farms.. 173 192 number.. 14 305 14 803 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. 31 16 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 199 232 number.. 39 921 42 586 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 28 number.. 2 829 4 610 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 32 number.. 4 233 8 429 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 321 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 17 number.. (D) 407 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 144 107 acres.. 42 472 24 879 bushels.. 5 537 597 3 053 419 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 33 22 acres.. 2 281 1 058 tons, green.. 24 694 17 382 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 16 54 acres.. 1 279 6 110 bushels.. (D) 334 189 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 313 293 acres.. 121 396 97 975 bushels.. 3 884 070 2 974 627 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 142 228 bushels.. 5 252 8 120 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 17 acres.. 1 146 1 920 bushels.. 56 558 61 364 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 129 121 acres.. 9 264 7 871 tons, dry.. 29 048 27 663 @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.