1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DICKINSON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 893 941 Land in farms ..................acres.. 513 942 514 436 Average size of farm .......acres.. 576 547 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 373 307 271 174 Average per acre .........dollars.. 638 474 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 454 55 039 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 234 203 180 to 499 acres .................... 203 265 500 to 999 acres .................... 170 196 1,000 acres or more ................. 170 158 Total cropland .................farms.. 781 846 acres.. 380 626 393 717 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 713 797 acres.. 294 880 289 732 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 23 acres.. 3 290 2 163 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 842 79 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 847 84 312 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 404 27 801 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 438 51 537 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 147 199 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 113 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 123 147 $100,000 or more .................... 226 191 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 502 65 850 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 872 70 053 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 538 624 Other ............................... 355 317 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 428 414 200 days or more ................... 256 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 543 601 number.. 74 390 76 033 Beef cows ..................farms.. 397 411 number.. 17 111 17 404 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 42 number.. 1 219 1 773 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 560 607 number.. 75 580 71 331 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 89 number.. 13 002 16 462 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 61 104 number.. 19 283 25 759 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 42 number.. 2 872 1 929 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 27 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 87 98 acres.. 5 838 4 504 bushels.. 631 002 497 960 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 60 85 acres.. 1 952 3 186 tons, green.. 28 045 43 766 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 475 452 acres.. 65 095 47 183 bushels.. 5 411 050 3 408 609 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 578 695 acres.. 152 668 167 392 bushels.. 7 994 709 5 734 991 Oats for grain................farms.. 150 235 acres.. 4 139 6 305 bushels.. 275 272 354 395 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 267 250 acres.. 23 554 13 578 bushels.. 928 093 423 975 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 570 611 acres.. 47 168 49 155 tons, dry.. 125 286 122 354 @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.