1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CRAWFORD COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 787 780 Land in farms ..................acres.. 290 557 302 849 Average size of farm .......acres.. 369 388 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 657 173 951 Average per acre .........dollars.. 638 507 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 243 35 353 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 257 246 180 to 499 acres .................... 193 200 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 123 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 653 672 acres.. 189 383 201 482 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 570 617 acres.. 142 752 143 573 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 12 acres.. 1 062 1 813 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 206 33 548 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 735 43 010 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 245 17 476 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 961 16 072 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 114 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 126 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 150 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 77 $100,000 or more .................... 94 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 029 24 781 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 571 31 811 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 379 437 Other ............................... 408 343 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 450 381 200 days or more ................... 340 264 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 560 577 number.. 41 295 41 198 Beef cows ..................farms.. 510 521 number.. 18 707 20 062 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 26 number.. 636 1 070 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 549 565 number.. 22 045 25 043 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 36 number.. 1 256 2 815 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 37 number.. 1 628 6 696 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 15 number.. 507 1 105 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 18 number.. (D) 521 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 118 149 acres.. 14 938 16 496 bushels.. 1 740 347 1 836 283 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) 481 tons, green.. (D) 5 980 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 227 240 acres.. 24 815 20 119 bushels.. 2 178 390 1 583 319 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 208 346 acres.. 21 952 38 123 bushels.. 1 070 020 1 539 679 Oats for grain................farms.. 27 106 acres.. 860 2 630 bushels.. 56 127 129 974 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 348 365 acres.. 63 365 52 613 bushels.. 2 065 446 1 299 225 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 414 441 acres.. 24 432 26 056 tons, dry.. 42 068 42 014 @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.