1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ELLSWORTH COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 424 445 Land in farms ..................acres.. 375 563 442 362 Average size of farm .......acres.. 886 994 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 344 471 388 517 Average per acre .........dollars.. 432 367 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 976 54 352 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 134 163 Total cropland .................farms.. 390 416 acres.. 234 264 248 458 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 357 382 acres.. 139 723 122 052 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 5 acres.. 1 089 781 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 181 19 990 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 823 44 922 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 197 7 240 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 984 12 750 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 62 $100,000 or more .................... 103 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 334 19 179 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 882 43 099 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 273 336 Other ............................... 151 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 198 185 200 days or more ................... 122 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 298 309 number.. 33 972 36 810 Beef cows ..................farms.. 271 285 number.. 16 445 18 710 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 6 number.. 222 55 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 298 315 number.. 20 167 20 767 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 31 number.. 2 531 8 527 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 32 number.. 4 514 17 004 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 14 number.. 1 036 2 237 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 29 number.. 473 702 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 5 acres.. 340 497 bushels.. (D) 52 645 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 4 acres.. 370 49 tons, green.. 5 924 553 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 222 187 acres.. 26 964 17 896 bushels.. 1 931 396 1 033 232 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 286 296 acres.. 90 401 77 507 bushels.. 4 391 543 1 548 426 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 38 acres.. 673 1 066 bushels.. 31 309 41 441 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 22 23 acres.. 2 115 1 429 bushels.. 70 454 41 476 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 271 302 acres.. 23 306 28 649 tons, dry.. 45 696 57 483 @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.