1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARK COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 260 255 Land in farms ..................acres.. 545 587 565 274 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 098 2 217 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 059 398 567 505 Average per acre .........dollars.. 499 248 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 925 73 380 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 104 124 Total cropland .................farms.. 214 220 acres.. 195 949 192 247 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 163 189 acres.. 107 389 80 268 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 24 acres.. 17 452 5 392 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 105 342 82 697 Average per farm .........dollars.. 405 162 324 301 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 680 4 589 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 92 662 78 107 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 31 $100,000 or more .................... 75 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 89 100 74 075 Average per farm .........dollars.. 342 690 290 490 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 169 183 Other ............................... 91 72 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 119 115 200 days or more ................... 87 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 163 157 number.. 88 824 70 383 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 94 number.. 9 644 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 169 166 number.. 138 871 106 151 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 248 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 849 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 2 number.. 957 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 4 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.. 10 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. 914 732 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 63 39 acres.. 12 833 4 440 bushels.. 764 919 239 828 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 142 170 acres.. 73 148 66 978 bushels.. 2 349 924 1 185 791 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 94 acres.. 11 172 9 389 tons, dry.. 35 790 26 550 @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.