1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COWLEY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 962 965 Land in farms ..................acres.. 642 549 627 612 Average size of farm .......acres.. 668 650 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 354 339 308 697 Average per acre .........dollars.. 540 493 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 892 41 785 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 285 275 180 to 499 acres .................... 255 253 500 to 999 acres .................... 99 128 1,000 acres or more ................. 164 158 Total cropland .................farms.. 805 813 acres.. 275 708 283 723 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 701 739 acres.. 190 009 192 642 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 17 acres.. 2 261 1 429 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 530 66 912 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 197 69 339 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 299 17 751 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 231 49 161 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 195 145 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 156 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 213 196 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 113 144 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 98 $100,000 or more .................... 136 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 492 55 960 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 622 57 870 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 485 515 Other ............................... 477 450 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 573 536 200 days or more ................... 416 392 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 631 592 number.. 87 416 68 944 Beef cows ..................farms.. 497 466 number.. 27 704 23 163 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 25 number.. 688 632 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 609 595 number.. 68 442 68 945 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 82 number.. 16 254 29 581 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 91 number.. 37 263 61 410 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 41 number.. 2 373 2 986 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 38 number.. 788 1 040 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 21 acres.. 1 787 1 145 bushels.. 186 885 108 373 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 16 acres.. 1 371 1 340 tons, green.. 23 419 19 093 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 278 300 acres.. 38 275 30 217 bushels.. 2 596 726 2 135 265 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 446 539 acres.. 96 656 128 425 bushels.. 4 558 333 4 195 976 Oats for grain................farms.. 39 52 acres.. 1 666 1 233 bushels.. 88 684 58 440 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 172 63 acres.. 16 804 3 345 bushels.. 558 433 104 317 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 500 504 acres.. 37 737 32 001 tons, dry.. 72 165 59 487 @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.