1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRAHAM COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 382 400 Land in farms ..................acres.. 485 646 512 728 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 271 1 282 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 458 254 394 626 Average per acre .........dollars.. 333 318 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 559 60 678 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 58 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 154 179 Total cropland .................farms.. 355 371 acres.. 303 557 328 513 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 299 349 acres.. 146 627 139 939 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 37 acres.. 8 814 7 624 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 736 38 808 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 256 97 020 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 868 13 914 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 867 24 894 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 77 $100,000 or more .................... 84 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 614 29 344 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 931 73 361 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 245 288 Other ............................... 137 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 181 174 200 days or more ................... 97 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 224 252 number.. 40 565 35 923 Beef cows ..................farms.. 208 233 number.. 15 836 15 743 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 9 number.. 363 469 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 224 254 number.. 35 565 34 131 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 21 number.. 6 507 5 519 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 25 number.. 10 538 10 452 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 6 number.. 263 322 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 6 number.. 117 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 71 18 acres.. 17 463 2 918 bushels.. 1 773 178 366 205 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 9 acres.. 429 335 tons, green.. 7 253 5 358 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 161 150 acres.. 26 524 21 378 bushels.. 1 913 248 1 425 409 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 273 317 acres.. 90 251 98 586 bushels.. 3 532 218 3 653 202 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 232 138 bushels.. 11 575 6 760 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 130 153 acres.. 11 828 13 007 tons, dry.. 36 937 40 016 @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.