1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRANT COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 257 259 Land in farms ..................acres.. 332 607 341 608 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 294 1 319 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 888 069 630 370 Average per acre .........dollars.. 660 504 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 258 159 160 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 112 123 Total cropland .................farms.. 230 229 acres.. 276 957 294 561 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 188 216 acres.. 183 861 180 205 Irrigated land .................farms.. 150 164 acres.. 108 674 112 908 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 291 279 288 855 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 133 381 1 115 271 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 994 36 464 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 248 285 252 391 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 44 $100,000 or more .................... 127 135 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 264 048 265 697 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 027 423 1 029 834 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 180 205 Other ............................... 77 54 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 101 88 200 days or more ................... 61 43 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 87 106 number.. 170 446 167 656 Beef cows ..................farms.. 66 74 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 86 102 number.. 339 048 292 629 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 19 number.. 173 5 761 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 18 number.. 146 8 263 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 13 number.. 47 2 357 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 19 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.. 122 120 acres.. 57 117 42 665 bushels.. 10 676 622 8 610 689 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 14 acres.. 827 3 050 tons, green.. 12 378 51 741 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 110 125 acres.. 27 830 34 468 bushels.. 1 575 865 2 403 789 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 172 196 acres.. 84 373 88 925 bushels.. 3 557 935 4 022 623 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 19 acres.. 430 1 124 bushels.. 13 726 49 589 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 64 74 acres.. 13 583 14 163 tons, dry.. 60 718 57 739 @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.