1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FINNEY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 520 481 Land in farms ..................acres.. 761 443 745 371 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 464 1 550 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 950 539 802 455 Average per acre .........dollars.. 588 538 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 718 131 440 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 246 235 Total cropland .................farms.. 472 428 acres.. 630 574 593 333 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 408 401 acres.. 418 603 366 464 Irrigated land .................farms.. 265 275 acres.. 230 339 224 746 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 479 824 335 066 Average per farm .........dollars.. 922 739 696 603 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 104 121 71 594 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 375 703 263 472 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 67 $100,000 or more .................... 259 239 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 405 296 291 373 Average per farm .........dollars.. 779 416 604 508 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 359 362 Other ............................... 161 119 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 205 167 200 days or more ................... 139 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 160 165 number.. 279 057 204 369 Beef cows ..................farms.. 92 90 number.. 7 746 4 827 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. 60 30 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 166 169 number.. 511 626 358 422 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 30 number.. 2 461 5 920 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 32 number.. 4 095 9 491 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 23 number.. 350 872 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 8 number.. 224 170 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 198 156 acres.. 102 705 69 487 bushels.. 17 922 940 11 953 140 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 14 acres.. 4 433 1 913 tons, green.. 83 435 45 140 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 182 201 acres.. 46 628 38 670 bushels.. 3 576 466 3 434 145 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 343 368 acres.. 200 643 202 099 bushels.. 8 285 003 8 570 415 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 162 242 bushels.. 10 549 13 935 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 45 99 acres.. 5 955 13 046 bushels.. 289 062 500 137 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 137 149 acres.. 56 538 39 878 tons, dry.. 314 814 208 430 @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.