1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 839 820 Land in farms ..................acres.. 218 517 222 028 Average size of farm .......acres.. 260 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 347 252 571 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 135 907 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 953 35 426 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 212 184 50 to 179 acres ..................... 322 286 180 to 499 acres .................... 147 194 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 722 734 acres.. 146 918 152 451 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 652 672 acres.. 113 646 114 814 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 21 acres.. 2 275 2 165 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 885 34 711 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 347 42 331 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 632 17 278 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 253 17 433 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 257 225 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 113 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 137 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 137 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 54 $100,000 or more .................... 85 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 791 24 615 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 164 30 055 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 360 372 Other ............................... 479 448 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 487 452 200 days or more ................... 382 366 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 476 487 number.. 27 364 30 254 Beef cows ..................farms.. 390 395 number.. 9 782 9 130 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 28 number.. 1 129 1 665 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 470 473 number.. 22 987 21 270 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 49 number.. 6 218 7 094 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 49 number.. 12 914 14 920 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 26 number.. 631 596 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 33 number.. 922 7 224 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. 665 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 160 186 acres.. 24 320 20 420 bushels.. 2 638 033 2 647 531 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 26 acres.. 786 923 tons, green.. 13 142 13 934 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 84 163 acres.. 5 084 11 375 bushels.. 427 874 1 093 621 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 159 241 acres.. 10 856 18 060 bushels.. 459 985 683 391 Oats for grain................farms.. 37 72 acres.. 1 753 1 339 bushels.. 149 715 71 803 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 269 294 acres.. 45 932 36 261 bushels.. 1 690 751 1 451 716 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 502 516 acres.. 29 863 30 517 tons, dry.. 56 501 59 629 @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.