1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 688 703 Land in farms ..................acres.. 367 031 378 517 Average size of farm .......acres.. 533 538 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 312 459 259 676 Average per acre .........dollars.. 558 460 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 165 49 464 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 174 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 179 213 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 129 1,000 acres or more ................. 103 107 Total cropland .................farms.. 612 651 acres.. 242 019 246 439 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 567 606 acres.. 183 502 186 064 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 8 acres.. 1 186 481 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 256 45 867 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 407 65 244 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 406 22 868 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 850 22 999 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 83 $100,000 or more .................... 133 124 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 038 35 468 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 835 50 452 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 384 433 Other ............................... 304 270 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 367 340 200 days or more ................... 239 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 477 477 number.. 43 619 37 146 Beef cows ..................farms.. 391 393 number.. 16 435 13 796 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 41 number.. 1 342 1 339 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 473 468 number.. 33 141 29 202 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 58 number.. 28 621 17 312 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 60 number.. 43 392 38 492 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 21 number.. 1 177 1 081 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 31 number.. 1 315 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 199 247 acres.. 22 962 22 101 bushels.. 2 610 731 2 309 251 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 20 acres.. 1 203 594 tons, green.. 18 485 6 958 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 187 256 acres.. 17 710 21 831 bushels.. 1 621 471 1 999 686 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 245 339 acres.. 25 930 33 632 bushels.. 1 354 457 1 325 275 Oats for grain................farms.. 49 88 acres.. 1 083 2 749 bushels.. 70 063 157 237 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 371 405 acres.. 82 226 74 383 bushels.. 2 978 224 2 446 322 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 419 438 acres.. 42 581 41 236 tons, dry.. 73 259 69 394 @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.