1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 223 246 Land in farms ..................acres.. 153 941 164 081 Average size of farm .......acres.. 690 667 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 375 258 313 779 Average per acre .........dollars.. 517 555 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 025 43 112 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 182 221 acres.. 73 709 84 960 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 172 210 acres.. 51 680 53 091 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 13 acres.. 3 164 1 517 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 012 18 476 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 257 75 106 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 010 5 217 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 002 13 259 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 41 $100,000 or more .................... 45 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 580 13 272 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 675 53 953 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 134 156 Other ............................... 89 90 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 104 112 200 days or more ................... 69 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 166 170 number.. 20 423 20 449 Beef cows ..................farms.. 136 145 number.. 8 459 8 484 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 13 number.. 484 623 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 166 162 number.. 12 297 12 815 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 35 number.. 24 816 25 746 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 40 number.. 47 882 53 323 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 38 32 acres.. 2 468 1 328 bushels.. 313 069 136 871 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 14 acres.. 713 348 tons, green.. 7 371 3 718 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 90 129 acres.. 7 268 9 765 bushels.. 633 760 717 158 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 114 150 acres.. 16 536 20 715 bushels.. 905 626 648 620 Oats for grain................farms.. 22 43 acres.. 431 979 bushels.. 27 161 48 553 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 95 92 acres.. 8 987 5 417 bushels.. 351 029 191 341 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 138 171 acres.. 17 141 17 708 tons, dry.. 35 651 40 565 @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.