1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 546 600 Land in farms ..................acres.. 368 540 380 969 Average size of farm .......acres.. 675 635 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 382 985 299 936 Average per acre .........dollars.. 608 479 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 733 63 441 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 115 100 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 152 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 131 1,000 acres or more ................. 140 143 Total cropland .................farms.. 503 538 acres.. 258 258 285 980 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 463 515 acres.. 196 961 189 528 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 58 acres.. 14 558 11 282 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 130 47 440 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 455 79 066 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 239 21 234 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 891 26 206 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 108 $100,000 or more .................... 167 138 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 011 32 602 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 774 54 337 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 367 434 Other ............................... 179 166 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 262 246 200 days or more ................... 156 132 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 345 380 number.. 39 701 37 601 Beef cows ..................farms.. 280 311 number.. 14 420 14 374 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 23 number.. 517 897 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 342 384 number.. 27 790 23 594 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 142 number.. 42 547 53 871 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 151 number.. 84 499 104 280 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 22 number.. 1 221 1 802 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 83 67 acres.. 11 647 8 705 bushels.. 1 737 828 1 270 574 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 16 acres.. 758 541 tons, green.. 13 371 9 795 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 336 386 acres.. 43 931 40 449 bushels.. 3 473 026 3 488 520 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 380 461 acres.. 85 361 92 311 bushels.. 4 727 778 3 193 144 Oats for grain................farms.. 39 90 acres.. 816 1 817 bushels.. 47 760 110 932 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 323 291 acres.. 39 016 22 572 bushels.. 1 393 321 879 950 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 325 373 acres.. 21 531 26 706 tons, dry.. 42 845 57 579 @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.