1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ATCHISON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 632 686 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 096 245 099 Average size of farm .......acres.. 383 357 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 341 992 221 375 Average per acre .........dollars.. 932 611 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 584 46 730 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 217 220 180 to 499 acres .................... 172 207 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 553 610 acres.. 177 565 184 520 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 516 583 acres.. 140 403 142 880 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 657 35 742 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 420 52 102 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 711 19 677 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 946 16 065 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 144 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 102 $100,000 or more .................... 98 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 793 25 761 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 812 37 498 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 338 411 Other ............................... 294 275 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 340 347 200 days or more ................... 253 250 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 434 452 number.. 33 030 32 969 Beef cows ..................farms.. 383 384 number.. 13 031 12 897 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 34 number.. 794 1 362 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 438 447 number.. 18 385 18 611 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 136 number.. 9 080 26 576 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 61 144 number.. 15 411 42 135 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 9 number.. 167 1 143 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 20 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.. 284 280 acres.. 42 120 28 876 bushels.. 4 009 392 3 257 592 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 37 41 acres.. 1 036 1 257 tons, green.. 13 773 17 339 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 137 294 acres.. 11 185 27 184 bushels.. 877 557 2 407 599 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 171 274 acres.. 9 845 16 323 bushels.. 419 622 579 532 Oats for grain................farms.. 57 89 acres.. 1 228 1 765 bushels.. 69 104 81 217 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 369 410 acres.. 57 550 47 967 bushels.. 1 826 426 1 720 302 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 376 444 acres.. 20 913 23 228 tons, dry.. 39 465 47 336 @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.