1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ELLIS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 674 693 Land in farms ..................acres.. 507 232 547 483 Average size of farm .......acres.. 753 790 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 820 307 520 Average per acre .........dollars.. 403 380 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 643 41 734 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 156 141 180 to 499 acres .................... 177 181 500 to 999 acres .................... 127 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 159 162 Total cropland .................farms.. 603 631 acres.. 312 902 323 018 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 528 580 acres.. 155 645 143 154 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 18 acres.. 2 381 2 546 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 199 52 174 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 479 75 287 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 511 10 031 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 688 42 143 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 177 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 83 $100,000 or more .................... 73 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 087 43 306 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 574 62 400 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 367 402 Other ............................... 307 291 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 355 340 200 days or more ................... 239 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 454 486 number.. 65 421 54 131 Beef cows ..................farms.. 407 427 number.. 20 828 21 595 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 28 number.. 629 1 447 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 456 484 number.. 57 681 55 038 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 34 number.. 1 074 4 012 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 33 number.. 1 401 7 642 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 12 number.. 420 922 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 52 number.. 687 1 002 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 3 acres.. 1 034 (D) bushels.. 110 222 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 0 acres.. 200 0 tons, green.. 1 610 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 204 175 acres.. 23 303 14 615 bushels.. 1 571 186 942 935 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 445 487 acres.. 111 880 103 623 bushels.. 4 274 650 2 905 761 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 21 acres.. 62 825 bushels.. 2 400 40 285 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 299 318 acres.. 18 066 20 540 tons, dry.. 43 895 49 527 @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.