1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ELK COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 383 382 Land in farms ..................acres.. 330 832 324 063 Average size of farm .......acres.. 864 848 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 368 335 261 625 Average per acre .........dollars.. 428 319 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 975 29 611 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 91 92 Total cropland .................farms.. 294 301 acres.. 77 920 83 970 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 254 263 acres.. 42 268 47 664 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 11 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 518 20 041 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 571 52 464 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 177 3 772 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 341 16 270 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 51 $100,000 or more .................... 50 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 097 14 342 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 416 37 544 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 206 214 Other ............................... 177 168 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 201 194 200 days or more ................... 146 134 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 290 302 number.. 47 696 40 784 Beef cows ..................farms.. 251 262 number.. 16 085 16 567 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 119 155 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 297 312 number.. 29 790 26 331 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 31 number.. 2 645 7 915 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 32 number.. 4 697 11 284 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 9 number.. 316 570 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 14 number.. (D) 957 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 9 acres.. 432 859 bushels.. 56 808 105 750 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 47 64 acres.. 3 615 4 480 bushels.. 268 913 238 243 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 88 130 acres.. 8 290 12 672 bushels.. 341 484 432 762 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 20 acres.. 203 470 bushels.. 12 010 21 483 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 79 80 acres.. 10 202 9 827 bushels.. 322 995 322 083 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 224 226 acres.. 22 938 22 264 tons, dry.. 36 780 33 990 @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.