1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 956 926 Land in farms ..................acres.. 303 061 316 317 Average size of farm .......acres.. 317 342 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 316 757 243 915 Average per acre .........dollars.. 975 726 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 965 36 057 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 180 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 362 336 180 to 499 acres .................... 215 235 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 812 814 acres.. 192 760 203 907 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 747 742 acres.. 149 666 151 759 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 11 acres.. 1 424 662 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 289 40 429 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 466 43 660 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 106 18 865 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 183 21 564 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 241 231 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 145 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 129 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 179 180 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 82 $100,000 or more .................... 106 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 460 31 119 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 092 33 606 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 410 461 Other ............................... 546 465 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 567 536 200 days or more ................... 444 391 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 652 577 number.. 39 918 36 802 Beef cows ..................farms.. 531 487 number.. 14 816 13 320 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 43 number.. 2 511 2 578 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 651 559 number.. 29 014 22 568 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 100 number.. 10 480 14 588 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 103 number.. 21 443 33 968 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 35 number.. 751 1 590 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 49 number.. 2 035 2 263 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 192 188 acres.. 19 946 17 128 bushels.. 2 202 042 2 037 097 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 37 45 acres.. 1 858 1 403 tons, green.. 27 651 22 462 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 174 272 acres.. 13 087 19 834 bushels.. 1 149 568 1 890 523 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 163 288 acres.. 11 836 21 633 bushels.. 540 736 829 766 Oats for grain................farms.. 65 102 acres.. 1 082 1 878 bushels.. 70 329 108 550 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 380 370 acres.. 66 901 56 802 bushels.. 2 232 761 1 987 979 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 610 577 acres.. 38 850 38 069 tons, dry.. 72 315 72 102 @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.