1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COMANCHE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 256 260 Land in farms ..................acres.. 503 976 486 997 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 969 1 873 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 804 529 486 699 Average per acre .........dollars.. 390 258 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 495 62 466 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 123 124 Total cropland .................farms.. 219 202 acres.. 167 725 171 277 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 183 185 acres.. 106 576 97 057 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 34 acres.. 6 286 5 918 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 110 30 973 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 712 119 127 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 646 6 256 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 464 24 717 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 34 $100,000 or more .................... 83 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 940 28 651 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 609 110 197 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 190 200 Other ............................... 66 60 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 99 112 200 days or more ................... 55 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 179 198 number.. 47 251 47 163 Beef cows ..................farms.. 121 132 number.. 15 020 15 563 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. 273 365 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 185 201 number.. 35 276 39 423 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 20 number.. (D) 1 466 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 25 number.. (D) 2 642 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 70 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 16 acres.. 4 088 2 321 bushels.. 600 527 356 553 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 372 tons, green.. (D) 6 916 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 66 48 acres.. 7 034 5 301 bushels.. 340 704 253 401 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 160 161 acres.. 80 050 74 803 bushels.. 2 598 256 1 511 668 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 685 186 bushels.. 27 240 3 162 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 7 acres.. 1 527 826 bushels.. 74 429 22 938 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 109 106 acres.. 12 200 11 367 tons, dry.. 31 522 29 805 @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.