1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EDWARDS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 302 325 Land in farms ..................acres.. 356 591 403 375 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 181 1 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 671 063 593 105 Average per acre .........dollars.. 495 503 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 752 101 090 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 37 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 124 129 Total cropland .................farms.. 281 293 acres.. 282 577 310 351 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 243 280 acres.. 177 304 175 753 Irrigated land .................farms.. 119 145 acres.. 76 685 87 273 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 908 78 249 Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 217 240 765 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 079 30 775 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 828 47 474 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 47 $100,000 or more .................... 128 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 371 67 429 Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 528 207 473 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 218 242 Other ............................... 84 83 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 121 200 days or more ................... 67 58 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 161 176 number.. 51 300 63 260 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 108 number.. 11 007 7 942 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 107 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 160 179 number.. 65 547 70 805 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 16 number.. 69 978 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 17 number.. 53 2 353 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 704 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 102 100 acres.. 47 138 50 278 bushels.. 8 016 750 8 566 310 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 14 acres.. 1 166 1 313 tons, green.. 22 140 27 674 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 122 127 acres.. 21 876 15 771 bushels.. 1 681 234 949 766 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 217 244 acres.. 74 111 78 206 bushels.. 2 885 191 1 600 794 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 5 acres.. 141 150 bushels.. 7 380 5 190 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 84 74 acres.. 18 590 10 101 bushels.. 1 019 052 471 808 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 105 145 acres.. 15 945 25 690 tons, dry.. 62 858 101 672 @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.