1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DECATUR COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 396 439 Land in farms ..................acres.. 515 162 526 064 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 301 1 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 557 592 416 373 Average per acre .........dollars.. 434 370 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 213 95 749 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 173 188 Total cropland .................farms.. 361 395 acres.. 321 717 341 950 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 345 383 acres.. 193 368 176 764 Irrigated land .................farms.. 68 64 acres.. 12 114 7 257 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 589 83 309 Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 679 189 769 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 537 19 980 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 052 63 329 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 99 $100,000 or more .................... 124 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 020 69 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 738 159 238 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 278 320 Other ............................... 118 119 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 176 162 200 days or more ................... 95 92 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 226 272 number.. 61 449 62 745 Beef cows ..................farms.. 199 231 number.. 16 464 19 432 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 12 number.. 161 261 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 228 280 number.. 60 682 84 922 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 39 number.. 9 331 9 295 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 40 number.. 11 461 21 129 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 13 number.. (D) 947 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 15 number.. 294 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 155 120 acres.. 45 355 21 513 bushels.. 3 699 254 2 015 710 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 10 acres.. 796 659 tons, green.. 10 310 9 310 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 130 211 acres.. 18 240 28 433 bushels.. 1 141 847 1 762 355 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 313 352 acres.. 114 974 114 380 bushels.. 4 824 591 4 701 098 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 12 acres.. 218 327 bushels.. 8 872 14 520 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 9 acres.. 1 129 376 bushels.. 51 393 12 780 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 175 acres.. 10 816 11 538 tons, dry.. 40 389 43 934 @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.