1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLOUD COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 545 613 Land in farms ..................acres.. 393 227 407 464 Average size of farm .......acres.. 722 665 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 401 427 329 135 Average per acre .........dollars.. 570 516 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 328 56 193 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 116 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 158 500 to 999 acres .................... 106 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 134 150 Total cropland .................farms.. 489 564 acres.. 280 365 290 932 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 444 515 acres.. 208 067 194 215 Irrigated land .................farms.. 72 61 acres.. 15 031 10 046 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 832 33 659 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 095 54 909 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 612 19 492 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 219 14 168 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 122 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 88 $100,000 or more .................... 145 99 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 173 26 431 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 529 43 118 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 327 411 Other ............................... 218 202 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 271 289 200 days or more ................... 175 188 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 335 368 number.. 35 910 35 011 Beef cows ..................farms.. 296 339 number.. 16 416 17 253 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 18 number.. 337 359 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 333 374 number.. 22 037 20 535 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 49 number.. 4 924 21 272 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 59 number.. 11 303 36 990 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 22 number.. 387 902 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 13 number.. 352 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 83 78 acres.. 14 144 9 455 bushels.. 2 022 004 1 026 827 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 6 acres.. 495 117 tons, green.. 8 434 2 245 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 285 337 acres.. 50 188 41 972 bushels.. 4 134 677 2 999 861 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 345 422 acres.. 105 641 114 608 bushels.. 5 450 359 3 625 251 Oats for grain................farms.. 60 53 acres.. 2 138 1 612 bushels.. 145 800 85 766 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 144 138 acres.. 14 085 9 553 bushels.. 506 741 324 064 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 305 342 acres.. 22 278 21 225 tons, dry.. 55 745 47 425 @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.