1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GOVE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 439 476 Land in farms ..................acres.. 648 624 671 506 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 478 1 411 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 681 830 518 319 Average per acre .........dollars.. 477 359 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 266 90 093 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 205 227 Total cropland .................farms.. 402 415 acres.. 388 644 416 605 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 369 399 acres.. 220 793 193 937 Irrigated land .................farms.. 75 84 acres.. 14 499 16 101 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 121 705 139 780 Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 233 293 655 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 429 20 515 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 92 277 119 265 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 84 $100,000 or more .................... 153 142 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 106 781 125 371 Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 684 263 384 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 328 357 Other ............................... 111 119 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 202 206 200 days or more ................... 107 107 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 267 279 number.. 90 866 91 655 Beef cows ..................farms.. 207 210 number.. 17 723 18 896 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 18 number.. 449 549 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 270 289 number.. 121 609 145 247 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 35 number.. 3 077 8 143 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 37 number.. 6 347 14 461 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 12 number.. 2 913 2 155 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 14 number.. 302 360 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 88 41 acres.. 18 258 7 473 bushels.. 2 185 817 905 992 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 13 acres.. 1 233 1 060 tons, green.. 20 657 19 325 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 204 214 acres.. 38 353 30 264 bushels.. 3 126 320 2 374 161 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 340 377 acres.. 147 462 136 367 bushels.. 6 263 258 5 129 127 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 9 acres.. 528 895 bushels.. 31 355 38 075 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 7 acres.. 925 359 bushels.. 31 980 11 350 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 142 153 acres.. 12 822 11 332 tons, dry.. 39 459 34 574 @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.